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| Thread ID: 110024 | 2010-06-01 00:02:00 | I don't like the aspect ratio of new laptops. | ssssss (2100) | PC World Chat |
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| 1105512 | 2010-06-01 00:02:00 | Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't 16:9 standard now? It gives a very squashed viewing experience. I feel the industry would have been better sticking to the older style. |
ssssss (2100) | ||
| 1105513 | 2010-06-01 00:04:00 | Not sure on the ratio but big LCDs are going that way too right? Wide angles ... | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1105514 | 2010-06-01 00:10:00 | Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't 16:9 standard now? It gives a very squashed viewing experience. I feel the industry would have been better sticking to the older style. Really? I prefer 16:9 for my monitor. I guess it's one of those things you get used to. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1105515 | 2010-06-01 00:17:00 | It's nice to have 2 windows side by side - pretending to be dual monitors. I like to have FF on one side and Outlook on the other. Some advanced models have a feature that it works like 2 monitors you can drag the browser to the left and the email to the right. Good for movie watching too which tend to be a rectangle thing. I think that you do get to see more stuff horizontally - like webpages which some are now wider .... |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1105516 | 2010-06-01 00:19:00 | There are still plenty of 16:10 notebooks around, tbh I like 16:9 too. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1105517 | 2010-06-01 00:45:00 | I have gotten kinda used to the 16:9 ratio, the only issue for me is that I have to do a lot more vertical scrolling to reader stuff. At times that gets annoying but its nice to watch TV episodes in full screen without the 2 black bars on the top and bottom of the screens like you seen in the 16:10 ratio screens. | ronyville (10611) | ||
| 1105518 | 2010-06-01 01:59:00 | High end monitors are still 16:10. They are used for editing all the 16:9 stuff while still having the controls visible. I prefer 16:10; a computer is primarily made for doing work, gaming and web browsing. If I wanted to watch tv, I'd watch tv! (or at least output to tv). I prefer the extra vertical space as it means less scrolling and being able to display two pages side by side at a higher magnification (even then, it isn't quite high enough as there is still a lot of wasted horizontal space). Also when I -do- watch tv programs, the player controls when I need them, don't block the image. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 1105519 | 2010-06-01 06:52:00 | The laptops are made in Asia - what aspect ratio are their eyes set to? My favourite Dragon will have a different set-to in mind if I don't watch out. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1105520 | 2010-06-01 07:02:00 | I prefer 16:10, but they will probably be priced out of the consumer market soon. All new products seem to be 16:9 | Greven (91) | ||
| 1105521 | 2010-06-01 14:21:00 | i prefer 16:9 even though the stuff i watch is in 4:3 (benny hill etc..) | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
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