I'm not a big fan of wide either, unless it's a big enough display. On average widescreens are also smaller, about 10% less pixels than their normal aspect ratio counterparts. Having things side by side on one display is only beneficial on 24" or larger monitors IMO.
I do however, like to take a 23" normal aspect monitor, and turn it 90 degrees to create a really TALL screen right next to my 24" widescreen. It's great for applications that are vertically LONG. (My Inbox, some Excel files, Websites, docs, programming tools, etc). I find it that I more applications that require more vertical real estate than horizontal. Even most of my spreadsheets are long, not wide. Sam From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Monitor: regular or widescreen Two word docs side by side One word doc and a browser Etc... Having to scroll/move windows to fit full lines left-to-right as you read EACH LINE is a _PAIN_. Scrilling one page up at a time is muuuuch better. But, rarely do I need to have JUST a doc open... a widescreen monitor lets me do that and still have access to other junk on the screen. -sc From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 12:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Monitor: regular or widescreen I personally don't see a benefit to the widescreen for typical computer work. You could get a few more spreadsheet columns on a widescreen, or more area to display if you're using a graphics program. If the price is the same or within a few bucks, get the wide. Otherwise, I don't see the value. ________________________________ From: Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Monitor: regular or widescreen Folks, I"m about to start purchasing for our annual PC refresh cycle. I normally purchase 17" monitors (we are a Dell shop) but I see I can get 19" regular and 19" wide screen for just a bit more. Anyone care to comment on the benefit of wide v. regular size? Thanks, Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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