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  • Quotealex
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    • Sep 2001
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    #1

    Is widescreen monitor a fad or here to stay?

    Do you think people will get tired/bored with widescreen monitors and return to the regular 4:3 ones?
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    • bareskin
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      • Nov 2006
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        • stickyfingerz
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          • Oct 2005
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          #3
          Originally posted by Alex from Montreal
          Do you think people will get tired/bored with widescreen monitors and return to the regular 4:3 ones?
          No. But the widescreen has to be big enough. A 19" isnt big enough imo I have dual 22" widescreens, and I lub em.

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            • Twisted Dave
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              • Mar 2006
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              #4
              I wont go back to 4:3 now dude ...

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                • Theo
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                  • May 2001
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                  #5
                  widescreen will become standard.

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                    • Quotealex
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                      • Sep 2001
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                      #6
                      Originally posted by stickyfingerz
                      No. But the widescreen has to be big enough. A 19" isnt big enough imo I have dual 22" widescreens, and I lub em.
                      So for smaller screens (under 22"), widescreen will fade away!

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                        • p0rnus
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                          I'm not a fan of them (yet), but I do want one. maybe if I get used to one
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                            • Jarmusch
                               
                              • May 2003
                              • 12479
                              #8
                              The non-widescreen lcd monitors are 5:4 not 4:3.

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                                • Lukke
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                                  • Sep 2005
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                                  #9
                                  Of course it depends on the type of work you do on your PC. Its unable to tell you if its better WS or 4:3, it depends on the priorities (watching movies, playing games or surfing net).

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                                    • Lukke
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                                      • Sep 2005
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                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                      The non-widescreen lcd monitors are 5:4 not 4:3.
                                      LOL of course NOT. Only 1280x1024 is 5:4. The rest (1024x768...) is 4:3.

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                                        • he-fox
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                                          • Jun 2006
                                          • 2884
                                          #11
                                          I moved on widescreen and it´s better

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                                            • Quotealex
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                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                              The non-widescreen lcd monitors are 5:4 not 4:3.
                                              that is news to me. I always thought the aspect ratio of a traditional monitor screen was 4:3!

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                                                • Jarmusch
                                                   
                                                  • May 2003
                                                  • 12479
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Lukke
                                                  LOL of course NOT. Only 1280x1024 is 5:4. The rest (1024x768...) is 4:3.
                                                  The 19" and the 17" lcd's are 5:4, only the 15" lcd's have a native resolution of 1024x768 Tell me honestly, who buys 15" lcd's these days? Do they even come into the equation?

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                                                    • RawAlex
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                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                      • 9465
                                                      #14
                                                      The reality is that more and more of our "visual entertainment" is coming over the internet. From downloaded movies to playing DVD's on your PC, it seems to be where people are going.

                                                      Combine that with the move to HD tv (which is widescreen by definition) and it gets easier to understand. For the average surfer, a net enabled PC running their video system isn't that far off, and that will always be to a wide screen monitor (TV).

                                                      Get use to it. Pretty soon 1200 wide will be considered narrow.

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                                                            • KrisKross
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                                                              • Jan 2006
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                                                              #16
                                                              Speaking of widescreens... I bought a 19" widescreen LCD last week. Installed the drivers and everything, but I can't set the monitor to it's native resolution of 1440x900. Any ideas?

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                                                                • Jarmusch
                                                                   
                                                                  • May 2003
                                                                  • 12479
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by KrisKross
                                                                  Speaking of widescreens... I bought a 19" widescreen LCD last week. Installed the drivers and everything, but I can't set the monitor to it's native resolution of 1440x900. Any ideas?
                                                                  You can try installing the latest drivers for your graphics card if you haven't done so already.

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                                                                    • KrisKross
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                                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                                      • 5025
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                                                      You can try installing the latest drivers for your graphics card if you haven't done so already.
                                                                      Well, I installed the drivers that came with the monitor. I'll check out the site and see if they've got newer ones. Thanks

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                                                                        • stickyfingerz
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                                                                          • Oct 2005
                                                                          • 24984
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by KrisKross
                                                                          Well, I installed the drivers that came with the monitor. I'll check out the site and see if they've got newer ones. Thanks
                                                                          No not drivers for the monitor for your video card.

                                                                          www.guru3d.com or just goto your video card manufactures site.

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                                                                            • KrisKross
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                                                                              • Jan 2006
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                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by stickyfingerz
                                                                              No not drivers for the monitor for your video card.

                                                                              www.guru3d.com or just goto your video card manufactures site.
                                                                              Yeah, I just realized that's what he meant. Updating the drivers now.

                                                                              Thanks!

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                                                                                • ROBO2017
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                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Only wide screen for me, since I got my new laptop.

                                                                                  Now I need a wide screen t.v.
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                                                                                    • extreme
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                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      I don't think widescreen will remain for monitors forever.
                                                                                      Eventually once monitors get big enough it'll get annoying to have to move the head so much sideways again.

                                                                                      But we'll use widescreen for the next ten years or so.

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                                                                                        • ucv.karl
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                                                                                          • Jul 2006
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                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          I don't think widescreen is just a fad.

                                                                                          With all the HD TVs, Movies, video game systems and new laptops being 16:9 (widescreen aspect ratio), it makes sense that widescreen desktop displays will become the standard in the next few years.
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                                                                                            • bizarredollars
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                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              I like widescreens, but the reason I like them if for the tools I run on the sides of my screens.. for the average user, I doubt they really care... Unless the game makers start focusing on widescreen, I see no really reason to worry about it...

                                                                                              Thinking about aiming sites at higher resolution users anyway, they are the ones who are willing to cough up the cash..

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                                                                                                • jeffrey
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                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by extreme
                                                                                                  I don't think widescreen will remain for monitors forever.
                                                                                                  Eventually once monitors get big enough it'll get annoying to have to move the head so much sideways again.

                                                                                                  But we'll use widescreen for the next ten years or so.
                                                                                                  That doesnt make much sence.
                                                                                                  So your saying you would rather look up then over? I find over much easier on the neck.



                                                                                                  Widescreen is here to stay for sure.
                                                                                                  Just look at TVs, 4 years ago a widescreen was a new and not really accepted. I dont think I have seen a non wide tv in a store (outside of hte small tubes) in at least a year.
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                                                                                                    • KrisKross
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                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                                                                                      You can try installing the latest drivers for your graphics card if you haven't done so already.
                                                                                                      Worked beautifully. Now the screen looks way better. Sweet!

                                                                                                      Thanks

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                                                                                                        • woj
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                                                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                                                          • 47880
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          I was going to get one, but I'm still not sure, the vertical real estate seems to be about the same ass much smaller 4/3 monitor. For doing webmaster tasks, viewing websites, editing them, programming, etc, there seems to be very little benefit of having a widescreen monitor (same size 4/3 monitor would actually be better for those tasks) Really, the only use is watching movies on the computer, but why would you do that, when you can watch them in the other room on screen 2x the size?
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                                                                                                            • starpimps
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                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              i will never go back to regular monitors / tv's ever
                                                                                                              widescreen rocks
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                                                                                                                • StuartD
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                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Yeah, it's just a fad... just like 21 inch monitors were.
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                                                                                                                    • ItBurnsWhenIpee
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                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by extreme
                                                                                                                      I don't think widescreen will remain for monitors forever.
                                                                                                                      Eventually once monitors get big enough it'll get annoying to have to move the head so much sideways again.

                                                                                                                      But we'll use widescreen for the next ten years or so.
                                                                                                                      I don't know about you but I don't want my computer screen to be 40 inches. It just sounds annoying. I don't think monitors are going to keep getting bigger and bigger.

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                                                                                                                        • Kard63
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                                                                                                                          4:3 for life. wide is for gayfers

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                                                                                                                            • stickyfingerz
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                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Kard63
                                                                                                                              4:3 for life. wide is for gayfers
                                                                                                                              Im surprised someone as adept in photoshop (as your sig makes obviously evident) doenst require a larger screen......

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                                                                                                                                • woj
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                                                                                                                                  • 47880
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by stickyfingerz
                                                                                                                                  Im surprised someone as adept in photoshop (as your sig makes obviously evident) doenst require a larger screen......
                                                                                                                                  he was commenting on the aspect ratio, not the size
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                                                                                                                                    • mikesouth
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                                                                                                                                      Widescreen is here to stay...16:9 movies and DVDs are as big a reason as any but once you use a widescreen it hooks ya
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                                                                                                                                        • RawAlex
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                                                                                                                                          • Oct 2003
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                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Now the question will be who will come up with the first side scrolling widescreen tours?

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                                                                                                                                            • ucv.karl
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                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by woj
                                                                                                                                              I was going to get one, but I'm still not sure, the vertical real estate seems to be about the same ass much smaller 4/3 monitor. For doing webmaster tasks, viewing websites, editing them, programming, etc, there seems to be very little benefit of having a widescreen monitor (same size 4/3 monitor would actually be better for those tasks) Really, the only use is watching movies on the computer, but why would you do that, when you can watch them in the other room on screen 2x the size?
                                                                                                                                              You don't want have 2 browsers open side by side, or have another application A running on one side, while application B is running on the other side?

                                                                                                                                              I think running 2 applications side by side (or 2 windows of the same application side by side) increases productivity. I've been using dual display setup for awhile and I don't want to go back to a single display. However, these new widescreen monitors allow you to achieve the same results (i.e., run 2 applications side by side), so widescreen displays make sense to me.
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                                                                                                                                                • aico
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                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Well, since HD is 16:9 I say... no.

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                                                                                                                                                    • woj
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                                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2002
                                                                                                                                                      • 47880
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by ucv.karl
                                                                                                                                                      You don't want have 2 browsers open side by side, or have another application A running on one side, while application B is running on the other side?

                                                                                                                                                      I think running 2 applications side by side (or 2 windows of the same application side by side) increases productivity. I've been using dual display setup for awhile and I don't want to go back to a single display. However, these new widescreen monitors allow you to achieve the same results (i.e., run 2 applications side by side), so widescreen displays make sense to me.
                                                                                                                                                      I don't think I've ever done that, I guess it's one of those things you won't really understand until you experience it yourself... :-/
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                                                                                                                                                        • BlackCrayon
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                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          viewing websites with widescreen monitors sucks in my opinion. so much blank space on either side. now the idea of running two browsers side by side or whatever else side by side is appealing but im not a widescreen monitor fan. i usually just burn my movies and watch them on the tv and i don't game online either, so those uses don't appeal to me.
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                                                                                                                                                            • Dagwolf
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                                                                                                                                                              Projection monitors are the future. ;)
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                                                                                                                                                                • sicone
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2004
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                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  I love my widescreens

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                                                                                                                                                                    • porn blogger
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2006
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                                                                                                                                                                      are you joking? do you know how much money companies invest into building products like widescreens?

                                                                                                                                                                      it's not just manufacturing, it's research, development, assembly, testing, thousands of salaries. nothing that involved is ever a fad.
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Viper2K1
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                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          i got a laptop with widescreen (pretty hard to find one that doesn't these days hehe), which I only like when I watch a movie on it
                                                                                                                                                                          has some advantages when doing stuff in photoshop
                                                                                                                                                                          might also be cool for games that support widescreens

                                                                                                                                                                          but for my main monitor I picked a non-widescreen
                                                                                                                                                                          I find it important to always see things the way the majority of the surfers see things
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                                                                                                                                                                            • phasic
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                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
                                                                                                                                                                              widescreen will become standard.
                                                                                                                                                                              already goin that way
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                                                                                                                                                                                • tony299
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                                                                                                                                                                                  I havent tried them yet

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Radiate
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                                                                                                                                                                                      I'm hoping to get a nice 24" widescreen this year sometime

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • ballnine
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                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          I have a widescreen and I love it.. I also have a 42 inch plasma and a 27 inch LCD I have computer's hooked to and love them. The side's fill out nicely. NOT a problem... my laptop is a regular 15 inch (lol(
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • candyflip
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                                                                                                                                                                                              #48
                                                                                                                                                                                              I don't own a screen that isn't a widescreen. I'd say it's here to stay. People like "bigger" and "more".

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                                                                                                                                                                                                • TSGlider
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  I think it's going to become the norm, since more and more of our customers are purchasing wide-screen TVs. Widescreen will ultimately become the normal aspect ratio for everything.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                    • rounders
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      I think everyone will do widescreen fo rlife..
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