On 2010-08-03 16:57 , Ann Sanfedele wrote:
It has happened a few times now -- I've been in front of someone elses computer where the owner has a wider view - don't know the numbers - but if you were sitting in front of one of these monitors, just looking at the wallpaper / desktop screen , the Google Chrome Icon and the Firefox Icon that are normally circles appear as ovals...
a display that looks like that is improperly configured; it's fairly easy to do with the cheap LCD monitors and TVs connected to an analog (VGA and NTSC) signal; it is also easy to fix if one has patience but the problem is that some people have intertwined video and computer equipment in such a way that switching back and forth causes one to be distorted or another
but it never occured to them that the typeface on the screen and on the printout from their own printer was different!
an improperly set display will not cause a problem with the printer
seems to me if people are acquiring the latest technology with the wide screens set up so you can watch HD tv and films shot in the "Cinemascope" proportions that the switch should be made easier and pointed out whenever the new equipment is purchased.
on my low-end 16x9 TV the remote control dedicates a button to that function; what it would probably take for technophobes to deal with it is some sort of "squished face detection"
p.s. is there a little guide that shows the aspect ratio in numbers and next to an exaple in graphic form somewhere?
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