>>>>> "RJ" == Russell Johnson <[email protected]> writes:

RJ> On May 6, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Russell Senior wrote:

>> For me, it is much less about aspect ratio or physical dimensions
>> than it is about the number of pixels.  The newer models are giving
>> you *fewer* pixels (in particular, vertically) than they used to
>> while they blather on with their marketing distractions.

RJ> How do you figure?

RJ> The typical 20" 4:3 monitor would have a native resolution of
RJ> 1280x1024.

RJ> Normally, you would replace that with a 22" 16:9 monitor.

RJ> The typical 22" 16:9 monitor would have a native resolution of
RJ> 1680x1050.

I was referring to modern laptops.  Options on desktop monitors is
better.  I apologize for the context misalignment.


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Russell Senior         ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.''
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