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| Thread ID: 92896 | 2008-08-27 04:40:00 | Non-widescreen monitors to become extinct? | GoodHour (12218) | PC World Chat |
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| 700800 | 2008-08-27 04:40:00 | I noticed there seems to be almost no non-widescreen LCDs with a resolution higher than 1280x1024 still available in New Zealand. I really dislike widescreen monitors and the thought of being stuck with no other option is an unappealing one :eek: . Are 4:3 LCD monitors really going to go out of production? |
GoodHour (12218) | ||
| 700801 | 2008-08-27 04:45:00 | Dell still seem to sell them (20", 1600x1200 res) www1.ap.dell.com I suspect that 4:3 will still be available (like CRT monitors), but the pricing will be so unfavourable that you will be reluctant to choose them over the widescreen models. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 700802 | 2008-08-27 05:52:00 | Buy a widescreen and then swap it for my 19" LCD. :D | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 700803 | 2008-08-27 05:57:00 | World trends are/have changed to wide screen, so the manufactures are going to produce whats wanted. Viewsonic still produce and have available 17 & 19" LCD 4:3. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 700804 | 2008-08-27 06:23:00 | whats wrong with wide screen monitors? you can 2 windows side by side without having to make them too narrow... I used to prefer 4:3, but after using a wide screen aspect one, it seems slightly better... they are also obviously better for movies as well. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 700805 | 2008-08-27 07:09:00 | What are they like for playing older games? The ones that only support lower resolutions. Do they have black bars either side? | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 700806 | 2008-08-27 07:33:00 | Widescreen monitors have a perceived market for gamers and movie watchers I suppose. Since the majority of the documents I read are in portrait format, I find widescreen would only be useful for yawning on. One hopes that proper monitors will always be available ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 700807 | 2008-08-27 08:28:00 | I wasn't meaning to say that there are no 4:3 LCDs still available, just there aren't very many. What is available seems to be old models, old stock. The Dell linked to above is overpriced and only 16ms. Buy a widescreen and then swap it for my 19" LCD. The '19"' LCDs are either widescreen or 1280x1024; 5:4; the same resolution as 17" LCDs. whats wrong with wide screen monitors? you can 2 windows side by side without having to make them too narrow...I find moving my eyes horizontally that distance unpleasant. The vertical resolution is poor too. I think the real reason why they are favouring widescreen monitors is because they can say a monitor is N number of inches from a lower total pixel count than they can from a squarer monitor |
GoodHour (12218) | ||
| 700808 | 2008-08-27 19:32:00 | I have had a 22 inch screen for 2 years and love it. I use it for word processing, spreadsheets and email etc. It makes things much easier. I did buy it with the idea of being able to have 2 windows on screen at once, but found this was too much of a hassle to set up each time and re-size etc etc. (unless i missed something) An L shaped screen would be great ! They would be great for word processing (a full A4 page on screen) and good for spreadsheets and movies. I will add that to the many things I have invented. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 700809 | 2008-08-27 20:18:00 | Since the majority of the documents I read are in portrait format, I find widescreen would only be useful for yawning on. I would think (haven't tried it) that a widescreen rotated to portrait would be the bees knees for what you do. |
wotz (335) | ||
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