[iyonix-support] Re: Widescreen LCD's & MDF
- From: Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:46:40 +0100 (BST)
On Tue 26 Sep, Paul Vigay wrote:
>
> In article <Marcel-1.53-0926095435-0b0pErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [Snip]
>
> > Assuming all LCD/TFTs have square pixel elements
>
> > 15" 1024 x 769 is 4:3
> > 17" 1280 x 1024 is 5:4
> > 19" 1280 x 1024 is 5:4
> > 19" 1440 x 900 is 24:15 or to put another way 14.4:9 or 4.8:3
> > (20% wider than 4:3 / 28% wider than 5:4)
> > 20" 1400 x 1050 is 4:3
> > 20" 1600 x 1200 is 4:3
> > 20" 1680 x 1050 is 16:9 or to put another way 7.11:4 or 5.33:3
> > (33% wider than 4:3 / 42% wider than 5:4)
>
> It's a pity that no one seems to make LCD displays of 19" or 20" but with a
> higher than 1600x1200 resolution.
>
> A friend of mine has a Dell 17" laptop, which has a native resolution of
> about 1980x1440 or something silly. Now, that would make an ideal display
> for an Iyonix. Why can't desktop LCD monitors go this high?
Yes for the last two or three years laptops have been using resolutions
rarely if at all available in desktop versions.
I can imagine that some aspects of the construction would be specific to
units aimed at the laptop market which might make them more expensive but I
fail to see why some manufacturers don't try and tap into this market.
The best guess I can come with is that the expect most users to buy on size
and not resolution, which is slightly borne out by the popularity of 19"
1280x1024 LCD that are more expensive than the 17" 1280x1024 units.
I wonder how many 19" buyers need the increased size due to poor eye sight?
Chris Evans
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