You have to scroll too much on 16:9 :(
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You have to scroll too much on 16:9 :(
No.
You fit the same vertically, and more horizontally.
So not more scrolling, sometimes less.
Movies become larger in 16:10 though.
I dislike the way those new format monitors artificially stretch text.
I also resent the assumption by manufacturers that I'm buying a monitor to watch movies and will accept degrading text so Paul Blart: Mall Cop plays in the correct ratio.
I'm still running twin 20" 4:3 IBM monitors.
How does it stretch text?Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
It doesn't, not if the web page or whatever is designed for that format. If it's not then it just has wide bars down the sides.
He's just a very old man and is thinking about his TV rather than a computer monitor.
monitors are all in the cloud now, i don't need to view stuff when it’s all wireless and in the cloud. I've let Amazon host my viewing and have completely taken away my monitor and am now left with just the bottom part to my laptop. Safe in the knowledge that all my pixels are backed up and accessible anywhere i log-in from :yes:
Yes well if you have the correct resolution set nothing will ever get stretched in any way.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
Just don't violate their terms of service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder
I miss the old black and white televisions the size of ovens with the displays the size of the windows in them. The high pitch out of their tubes let you know when people were home without having to knock. Now that was a television! People and their techmologies... :no:
Back to reality...don't you both spend time in the hardware section discussing PC mods and upgrades- like water cooling? Strange you would have issues with a format designed around greater usability (yes, initially designed for movies, but also fitting the horizontal viewing characteristics of the human eyes).
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Your curtains or wallpaper are hideous, please change immediately! :D Your chassis looks impressive though, where did you get it?Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottK
lovely curtain, and its free.so...
and impressive? convert to USD, its around $10 :dabs:
so after all this is my cinema :happy:
What's the case brand/model number?
no brand, no model number :blushing:
Too poor to host a picture properly. :no:
remember, this is internet.. :naughty:Quote:
Originally Posted by Something Else
Out of all the places I've worked at...we still use 4:3 LCDs. Also, I believe programmers are supposed to create software in huge 800x600 resolution so widescreen would be pointless.
800x600 isn't huge, it's small.Quote:
Originally Posted by VictorRudenko
tesco, I was in 1985.
What does that mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
800x600 was a huge res in '85. Did it really need explaining?
Yes, and still does. :wacko:
Hmm? What I'm trying to say is the overall image is larger. Less pixels, larger image right? You can see what's on the screen from 20 feet away without squinting.Quote:
Originally Posted by tesco800x600 isn't huge, it's small.Quote:
Originally Posted by VictorRudenko
I was too, what a coincidence.Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by tesco
It helped me when I replaced the I for an it in his sentence.
Is this some kind of mentalists convention, or something else.
i tell ya, i tell ya :(Quote:
Originally Posted by JPaul
I dunno either. Maybe it's one of the older 20" monitors that is widescreen, while still being an actual 4:3 pixel ratio.Quote:
Originally Posted by tescoHow does it stretch text?Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
Nothing should be stretched on a 16:9 or 16:10 if the ratio is set correctly.