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02-21-2007, 07:29 PM
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| Space Cadet   Realname: B.J. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 34
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| Monitor aspect ratio? I've been wondering recently what the most common monitor resolution is, even though I'm pretty sure it's 1280x1024, at least based on what's available from various companies. The problem is that I found out what an oddball resolution that is, since it's a 5:4 aspect ratio. According to this chart: (Image:Video Standards.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), 5:4 is the odd one out, with most resolutions being 4:3. I've read elsewhere that TV is a 4:3 aspect ratio (with non-square pixels). I suppose another part of this question would be what aspect ratio should we use for creating backgrounds, although that's probably driven by what size monitor the person creating the background has. |
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02-21-2007, 07:35 PM
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| Mr. Speedy  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Montreal Age: 42
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| i'de say if you look at TVs and even monitors, 4:3 rez are getting less and less support. we have 3 tv and 3 monitors and one i mac here..all 3 tv are 16:9, same thing with monitors..only the imac, a first generation, is a 4:3 one. |
| When you love a pet, loosing it is like loosing a part of your soul. I lost part of mine on Feb 12 2008. Never will it be the same again. | |
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02-21-2007, 07:48 PM
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| SFM Obsessed  Realname: Lawrence V Hults II Join Date: May 2006 Location: Plains of Aksarben Age: 28
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    | Laptops, LCD's, and TV's are going to 16:9... which is fine if you're watching a movie... but if you're trying to read text it gets distracting, because there's only so much info the human eye can take in horizontally ... This is why on my new flat panel monitors, I have sidebars and trillian docked on either side, to squeeze text back down to a level that I can comfortably read for long periods of time. |
| The attention span of a computer is only as long as it electrical cord. Murphy's laws of technology Work smarder and not harder and be careful of yor speling. Murphy's laws of technology I love Deadlines, i love the whooshing sound they make as they go by! Douglas Adams :thumb: | |
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02-21-2007, 07:59 PM
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| Space Cadet Realname: B.J. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 34
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| Wierd, just looking at Dell's offerings, they have 11 monitors at a 16:10 (1.6:1) aspect ratio, but none at 16:9 (1.778:1). |
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02-21-2007, 08:26 PM
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| Banned  Join Date: May 2006
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| I'm using 2x Philips Brilliance 109P2 CRT's at 1280x1024 x85hz They'll handle higher res though at a lower refresh, which causes major eyestrain so I opt for the better refresh. Bear in mind though that they're 4:3 shaped screens. |
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02-21-2007, 10:33 PM
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| Mr. Speedy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Montreal Age: 42
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 the call it either 16:9 or simpley widescreen at a rez of 1920 x 1200. | |
| When you love a pet, loosing it is like loosing a part of your soul. I lost part of mine on Feb 12 2008. Never will it be the same again. | ||
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02-21-2007, 10:54 PM
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| Awake and Dreaming  Realname: Nate Howe Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA Age: 24
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