-=PCTechTalk=- Re: LCD Guru's - what about this monitor?

GMan,

I tried to adjust my resolution to what the monitor suggested, but my 
built in video was apparently incapable of it, so I got as close as I 
could. Also because of the greater width, but lesser height, it seemed 
smaller than my 19" CRT.

Jo Ann

GuitarMan wrote:
> Jo Ann,
>     When running a widescreen, it's important to adjust the resolution to 
> compensate for the extra space on the sides.  non-widescreen monitors 
> utilize an aspect ratio of 4:3, where for every 4 pixels wide, there are 3 
> pixels tall.  So, we end up with resolutions of 640X480, 800X600, 1024X768, 
> 1280×1024 & 1600×1200 for 4:3 monitors (non-widescreen) and 1280×960, 
> 1366×768, 1600×900, 1600×900, 1680×1050 (actually a 16:10 ratio).  Super 
> large monitors can utilize even larger resolutions.  Note that 16:10 and 
> 25:16 (not shown) ratios are very close to the widescreen native aspect 
> ratio of 16:9 and should not produce overly noticable stretching of images.
> 
> See the link below for a chart of all of the standard resolutions used for 
> various tasks.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_resolution
> 
>     If you're used to a resolution of 1280X1024, it should be changed to 
> 1680x1050 on a widescreen with a similar height.  You won't have that 
> experience of a stretched image.      :O)
> 
> Peace,
> GMan
> 
> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Ann" <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:51 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: LCD Guru's - what about this monitor?
> 
> 
>> I tried out a widescreen, but didn't like it. I do a lot of work with my
>> photos, and I didn't like the way it stretched them horizontally.
>>
>> Jo Ann 
> 

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