On Mon 25 Sep, Tim Hill wrote: > > 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). 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 5:4 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) > > 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 Chris Evans -- CJE Micro's / 4D 'RISC OS Specialists' Telephone: 01903 523222 Fax: 01903 523679 chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.cjemicros.co.uk/ 78 Brighton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2EN The most beautiful thing anyone can wear, is a smile! --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support