Wide Screen LCD Monitor?

For what it's worth ... my consideration would be the 4:3 resolution on the
16:9. For example, at 4:3, would I still be able to achieve say XGA at
1024x768 ... and so on. As for height, that's straightforward ... the height
of 4:3 on 16:9 will be exactly the same height as the 16:9 ... what you will
get is grey (typically) bars on each side of the 4:3 display. And that's why
I went with a 4:3 projector, rather than a 16:9 ... my preference is that
the width be the same for both, with black bars top and bottom at 16:9 and
upward.


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 > I'm looking at the possibility of getting an LCD screen with the 16:9
 > ratio. But, I want it to have the the same height as my current 17"
 > monitor (just over 9.5"). Would I be looking at a 19" one then?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:51:12 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke RemoveThis @attglobal.net>
wrote:

 >On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:11:06 -0400
 >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam RemoveThis @nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
 >
  >> I'm looking at the possibility of getting an LCD screen with the 16:9
  >> ratio. But, I want it to have the the same height as my current 17"
  >> monitor (just over 9.5"). Would I be looking at a 19" one then?
 >
 >In answer to your question, yes, 19 would give you that dimension.
 >
 >That said, unless your major use for it is going to be HDTV or DVD
 >viewing or you need the ability to display two pages side by side or
 >have some other reason for wanting 16:9 go with a 4:3--I went with a
 >16:9 and find that there is very little material that fills the screen.
 >For that which does it is very nice.
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >--


Honestly, I thought a 19" 16:9 would be good for gaming. I don't
watch DVDs on my PC and I won't be douing that sort of thing, so I'll
probablt go with a 4:3 standard LCD> Also, they're just too
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On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 13:54:31 -0400
Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.TakeThisOut@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:

 > On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:51:12 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke.TakeThisOut@attglobal.net>
 > wrote:
 >
  > >On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:11:06 -0400
  > >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.TakeThisOut@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
  > >
   > >> I'm looking at the possibility of getting an LCD screen with the
  > >16:9> ratio. But, I want it to have the the same height as my
  > >current 17"> monitor (just over 9.5"). Would I be looking at a 19"
  > >one then?
  > >
  > >In answer to your question, yes, 19 would give you that dimension.
  > >
  > >That said, unless your major use for it is going to be HDTV or DVD
  > >viewing or you need the ability to display two pages side by side or
  > >have some other reason for wanting 16:9 go with a 4:3--I went with a
  > >16:9 and find that there is very little material that fills the
  > >screen. For that which does it is very nice.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >--
 >
 >
 > Honestly, I thought a 19" 16:9 would be good for gaming. I don't
 > watch DVDs on my PC and I won't be douing that sort of thing, so I'll
 > probablt go with a 4:3 standard LCD> Also, they're just too
 > expensive. I think the cheapest 19" wide screen was around $700.

FWIW, on my 16:9 Lara Croft (in the game, not the movie) has put on
a little weight

It's not a serious problem, or even particularly annoying, but
everything is wider than it should be--circles become ellipses and the
like. Of course I could just go back to 4:3 for games but I'm too lazy
to switch modes.


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On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:06:40 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke.TakeThisOut@attglobal.net>
wrote:

 >On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 13:54:31 -0400
 >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.TakeThisOut@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
 >
  >> On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:51:12 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke.TakeThisOut@attglobal.net>
  >> wrote:
  >>
   >> >On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:11:06 -0400
   >> >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.TakeThisOut@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
   >> >
   >> >> I'm looking at the possibility of getting an LCD screen with the
   >> >16:9> ratio. But, I want it to have the the same height as my
   >> >current 17"> monitor (just over 9.5"). Would I be looking at a 19"
   >> >one then?
   >> >
   >> >In answer to your question, yes, 19 would give you that dimension.
   >> >
   >> >That said, unless your major use for it is going to be HDTV or DVD
   >> >viewing or you need the ability to display two pages side by side or
   >> >have some other reason for wanting 16:9 go with a 4:3--I went with a
   >> >16:9 and find that there is very little material that fills the
   >> >screen. For that which does it is very nice.
   >> >
   >> >
   >> >
   >> >
   >> >--
  >>
  >>
  >> Honestly, I thought a 19" 16:9 would be good for gaming. I don't
  >> watch DVDs on my PC and I won't be douing that sort of thing, so I'll
  >> probablt go with a 4:3 standard LCD> Also, they're just too
  >> expensive. I think the cheapest 19" wide screen was around $700.
 >
 >FWIW, on my 16:9 Lara Croft (in the game, not the movie) has put on
 >a little weight
 >
 >It's not a serious problem, or even particularly annoying, but
 >everything is wider than it should be--circles become ellipses and the
 >like. Of course I could just go back to 4:3 for games but I'm too lazy
 >to switch modes.
 >
 >
 >--


So if I got a 16:9 screen, I would need some special resoolution that
most games don't support? Doesn't the OS, understand what resolutions
are supported and give me the option to choose among those?<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 16:17:32 -0400
Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.RemoveThis@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:

 > On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:06:40 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke.RemoveThis@attglobal.net>
 > wrote:
 >
  > >On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 13:54:31 -0400
  > >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.RemoveThis@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
  > >
   > >> On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:51:12 +0000, "J.Clarke"
  > ><jclarke.RemoveThis@attglobal.net>> wrote:
   > >>
   > >> >On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:11:06 -0400
   > >> >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.RemoveThis@nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
   > >> >
   > >> >> I'm looking at the possibility of getting an LCD screen with the
   > >> >16:9> ratio. But, I want it to have the the same height as my
   > >> >current 17"> monitor (just over 9.5"). Would I be looking at a
  > >19"> >one then?
   > >> >
   > >> >In answer to your question, yes, 19 would give you that dimension.
  > >
   > >> >
   > >> >That said, unless your major use for it is going to be HDTV or DVD
   > >> >viewing or you need the ability to display two pages side by side
  > >or> >have some other reason for wanting 16:9 go with a 4:3--I went
  > >with a> >16:9 and find that there is very little material that fills
  > >the> >screen. For that which does it is very nice.
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >--
   > >>
   > >>
   > >> Honestly, I thought a 19" 16:9 would be good for gaming. I don't
   > >> watch DVDs on my PC and I won't be douing that sort of thing, so
  > >I'll> probablt go with a 4:3 standard LCD> Also, they're just too
   > >> expensive. I think the cheapest 19" wide screen was around $700.
  > >
  > >FWIW, on my 16:9 Lara Croft (in the game, not the movie) has put on
  > >a little weight
  > >
  > >It's not a serious problem, or even particularly annoying, but
  > >everything is wider than it should be--circles become ellipses and
  > >the like. Of course I could just go back to 4:3 for games but I'm
  > >too lazy to switch modes.
  > >
  > >
  > >--
 >
 >
 > So if I got a 16:9 screen, I would need some special resoolution that
 > most games don't support? Doesn't the OS, understand what resolutions
 > are supported and give me the option to choose among those?

Depends on your hardware I think. I'm using an ATI Radeon 8500 board
and with that games which are set to 1024x768 are scaled to 1366x768
without my having to do anything. OTOH, I can set 1024x768 and the
monitor displays that using the center of the screen with black bands on
both sides. The OS doesn't generally change resolutions without user
intervention.


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"Gary Seven" <garyluckynospam RemoveThis @nospa.yahoocom> wrote in message
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 > On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:06:40 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke RemoveThis @attglobal.net>
 > wrote:
 >
  > >On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 13:54:31 -0400
  > >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam RemoveThis @nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
  > >
   > >> On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:51:12 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke RemoveThis @attglobal.net>
   > >> wrote:
   > >>
   > >> >On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 22:11:06 -0400
   > >> >Gary Seven <garyluckynospam RemoveThis @nospa.yahoocom> wrote:
   > >> >
   > >> >> I'm looking at the possibility of getting an LCD screen with the
   > >> >16:9> ratio. But, I want it to have the the same height as my
   > >> >current 17"> monitor (just over 9.5"). Would I be looking at a 19"
   > >> >one then?
   > >> >
   > >> >In answer to your question, yes, 19 would give you that dimension.
   > >> >
   > >> >That said, unless your major use for it is going to be HDTV or DVD
   > >> >viewing or you need the ability to display two pages side by side or
   > >> >have some other reason for wanting 16:9 go with a 4:3--I went with a
   > >> >16:9 and find that there is very little material that fills the
   > >> >screen. For that which does it is very nice.
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >--
   > >>
   > >>
   > >> Honestly, I thought a 19" 16:9 would be good for gaming. I don't
   > >> watch DVDs on my PC and I won't be douing that sort of thing, so I'll
   > >> probablt go with a 4:3 standard LCD> Also, they're just too
   > >> expensive. I think the cheapest 19" wide screen was around $700.
  > >
  > >FWIW, on my 16:9 Lara Croft (in the game, not the movie) has put on
  > >a little weight
  > >
  > >It's not a serious problem, or even particularly annoying, but
  > >everything is wider than it should be--circles become ellipses and the
  > >like. Of course I could just go back to 4:3 for games but I'm too lazy
  > >to switch modes.
  > >
  > >
  > >--
 >
 >
 > So if I got a 16:9 screen, I would need some special resoolution that
 > most games don't support? Doesn't the OS, understand what resolutions
 > are supported and give me the option to choose among those?

Most games whihc supports "any" resolution (ie they don't have fixed-aspect
UI's and stuff) will probably not let you view more of the scene when
running in 16:9 mode. Probably the game will cut away stuff from the bottom
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On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:51:12 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke DeleteThis @attglobal.net>
wrote:

 >
 >That said, unless your major use for it is going to be HDTV or DVD
 >viewing or you need the ability to display two pages side by side or
 >have some other reason for wanting 16:9 go with a 4:3--I went with a
 >16:9 and find that there is very little material that fills the screen.
 >For that which does it is very nice

The 17" WS LCD's that I've seen are 1280x768.... and for more than a
4:3 17" -- which is 1280 x 1024. Why pay more for less real estate?

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On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:06:40 +0000, "J.Clarke" <jclarke DeleteThis @attglobal.net>
wrote:

 >It's not a serious problem, or even particularly annoying, but
 >everything is wider than it should be--circles become ellipses and the
 >like. Of course I could just go back to 4:3 for games but I'm too lazy
 >to switch modes.

That is incredibly annoying. Does the monitor force stretching -- or
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