Wide Screen Monitors?

On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 14:53:06 -0600, "Robert243"
wrote:

Looking to upgrade my 7 year old Dell. Are there any good reasons to go
with a wide screen monitor other than a little more data on the screen?

Bob


I use both widescreen and regular aspect ratio. When running
1680x1050 (wide screen) I really miss the extra vertical pixels of
1600x1200 (normal), whereas I find the extra 80 horizontal pixels of
the widescreen monitor pretty much go unnoticed. In fact, they
sometimes put things too far into my peripheral vision, so I feel I'm
looking too far to the left or right. On the other hand, there are
some work areas that lend themselves to widescreen monitors. Many
cubicles and work desks have cabinets and what not that hang over,
limiting your vertical space. Widescreens work better in those
scenarios.

Given no vertical space limitations, I will take normal aspect any
day. Your mileage may vary.

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Tom Scales wrote:


Not sure I agree completely.

Well, I'm sure. It's complete nonsense. As you've pointed out
spreadsheets are great and for Adobe applications with all their
palettes, widescreen is the only way to go.

Bob


What's nonsense? That I have a different opinion than you do?

No...you said you weren't sure. I am sure. I disagree completely with his
assessment. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that movies are the worst
possible reason for a widescreen monitor. That's what television are for.

Bob

Not in my house We record EVERYTHING on the computer -- almost entirely
in HD and play it on the various TVs (also all HD) through our gigabit
backbone.

But do your really consider a 63" Plasma a wide-screen monitor

Really to each his own.

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:52:23 GMT, "Tom Scales"
wrote:

But do your really consider a 63" Plasma a wide-screen monitor

Really to each his own.

That's awesome, but then I'd just get a better view of Brett Favre
throwing interceptions...

-- Cheesehead

What average user uses Adope applications and uses a spreadsheet large
enough to span a widescreen?

Tom Scales wrote:

Not sure I agree completely.

Well, I'm sure. It's complete nonsense. As you've pointed out spreadsheets
are great and for Adobe applications with all their palettes, widescreen
is the only way to go.

Bob

History wrote:

What average user uses Adope applications and uses a spreadsheet large
enough to span a widescreen?

I didn't say the average user did. My point is simply that widescreen
monitors do have a place and to right them off as only for movies is
simply too narrow minded a view.

Bob

Tom Scales wrote:


Not in my house We record EVERYTHING on the computer -- almost entirely
in HD and play it on the various TVs (also all HD) through our gigabit
backbone.

Exactly...you're using televisions to watch the movies, not a computer
monitor regardless of where you're recording the shows.

But do your really consider a 63" Plasma a wide-screen monitor

Nope. See above.

Really to each his own.

Indeed.

Bob

"Bob Levine" wrote in message
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Tom Scales wrote:


Exactly...you're using televisions to watch the movies, not a computer
monitor regardless of where you're recording the shows.


Actually, I use my 2405FPW quite often. And what's the difference these
days? My 37" LCD is 1920x1080p. Dual DVI and VGA input. Sounds like a PC
monitor.

My 2405FPW has S-video and Component. Does that make it a TV

Tom

Tom Scales wrote:

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Tom Scales wrote:


Exactly...you're using televisions to watch the movies, not a computer
monitor regardless of where you're recording the shows.



Actually, I use my 2405FPW quite often. And what's the difference these
days? My 37" LCD is 1920x1080p. Dual DVI and VGA input. Sounds like a PC
monitor.

My 2405FPW has S-video and Component. Does that make it a TV

Does it walk like a duck?

Bob