On Monday 13 August 2007 12:22, Steve Ellenoff wrote: Hi Steve!
Think of it as a dual monitor set-up with one screen. Size your windows the proportion you like and arrange them side by side. I can say I envy you. > It's getting to the point where 4:3 style monitors & tv's are almost > non-existent. It's definitely far more prevalent in tv's, then > monitors, but the gap is closing. I'd predict in a few more years you > won't be able to get 4:3 anymore. It really irritates me as I just > don't like 16:9 displays, even for TV. > > At 01:09 PM 8/13/2007, you wrote: > >Hi gang, > > > >I've been using a pair of ViewSonic 19" flat panels with built-in > >speakers on my desk for several years. They're great. One is my Windows > >box; first W2K and now XP. The other is for my Linux box; first SuSE 9 > >and 10, and now Fedora 6. They've both run flawlessly since day one. > > > >Both are set at 12x10. > > > >It's now time to hand these monitors down to other folks and set myself > >up with some new toys. I was just going to get new versions of these > >guys, but then it struck me, hey, why not get greedy? What about 21" > >monitors? Or even bigger? They're so inexpensive now... > > > >But as I scan newegg, the rage seems to be widescreen monitors. Here are > >a couple of examples: > > > >ViewSonic 28" 3ms(GTG) HDMI W/ HDCP Widescreen LCD Monitor > >1920 x 1200, 800:1, D-Sub HDMI > > > >ViewSonic 24" 8ms(GTG) HDMI W/ HDCP Widescreen LCD Monitor > >1920 x 1200, 1000:1, D-Sub DVI HDMI > > > >ViewSonic 19" 2ms Widescreen, > >1440x900, 700:1 (typ), 2000:1 (DCR), D-Sub DVI > > > >Questions: > > > >I don't seen any point to Widescreen. I'm not much of a 'watch movies on > >my comptuer' kind of guy. Anybody have another reason why a widescreen > >would be a good choice? > > > >800:1 vs 1000:1 vs 700:1? Do I care? > > > >D-Sub DVI vs D-Sub DVI HDMI? Again, do I care? Dammit, Jim, I'm a > >programmer, not an artist. > > > >Whil > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
