[iyonix-support] Re: Widescreen LCD's & MDF

In article <abfce96b4e.tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tim Powys-Lybbe
<tim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message of 25 Sep, davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > Quoting JAB <john.albert@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> > 
> > > Hello, I'm looking at purchasing a widescreen LCD for my Iyonix
> > > (possibly an Iiyama Pro Lite E1900WS which I can get for =A3155)
> > > which will do 1440 x 900 @ 75 Hz.
> > 
> > Just to make sure you've thought completely about what you're going
> > to buy...
> > 
> > This is a good example of something that achieves wide screen at
> > least partly by reducing the height.  Copare with 1280 * 1024.  If
> > you often want to read A4 pages, you might consider how much of a
> > page you wish to see without having to scroll.

A bigger monitor with the same resolution is the same as having the
smaller one closer to you!  ;-)

Casual buyers may not notice that 19" (4:3) screens often have the same
native resolution as 17" (4:3) screens: 1280x1024. To obtain a widescreen
(16:9) with the same vertical resolution, a >20" model has to be
obtained. Physically, a 20.5" (16:9) is about as tall as a 17" (4:3).


1440 x 900 widescreens seem often about as tall as a 15" (4:3).


> He could always put the screen on its side and use one of the Geminus
> packages to see a full A4 page.   (I am guessing that this could be
> made to work; perhaps enquiries need to be made of
> http://buyit.spellings.net/ )

A >20" (16:9) 1680x1050 display can show two entire A4 pages
side-by-side. Not at 100% zoom admittedly .... but ~96% in Artworks is
pretty close and allows for window furniture. :-)

www.timil.com/temp/LCDmonitors.gif


T

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Tim Hill,
<URL:http://www.timil.com/>

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