[opendtv] Re: Picture brightens for large-sized LCD panels, says iSuppli
- From: "johnwillkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:30:13 -0700
I sure would like to know how the aspect ratio of pixels will change the
shape of the screen that I'm viewing on, without distorting anything. (I'm
a purist "maintain aspect ratio", although it's funny to see Katie Couric
with puffy cheeks on mis-set widescreen sets. (I hope she doesn't slap me
for that comment.)
The only widescreen computer monitors I've seen in the wild are on laptops.
They may be listed in catalogs and shown in stores, but I have yet to see
one in Frys, Best Buy or Circuit City.
John Willkie
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nombre de Manfredi, Albert E
Enviado el: Friday, July 13, 2007 1:19 PM
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Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Picture brightens for large-sized LCD panels, says
iSuppli
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> VERY FEW PC displays are 16:9.
Virtually all new TVs of 19" screen size or greater are 1366 X 768, 1280
X 720, or 1920 X 1080 and 16:9 aspect ratio. It looks like 16:9 has
become the industry standard for TVs.
As to PCs, I wouldn't assume you are always getting square pixels. In
many examples, the pixel ratio is 1.6:1, rather than 1.77:1, yet the
screen aspect ratio is 16:9. In some cases, you will see the *same*
pixel count in a 16:9 and a 16:10 monitor of the same brand. (Check out,
for example, the two Acer widescreen displays listed on top of the list
I point out below.)
So, just for kicks, I went down this list of widescreen monitors are
Best Buy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat104900050013&type=categ
ory
They give both the pixel count and the aspect ratio. The results are:
Of 27 displays listed, 14 are 16:10, 13 are 16:9.
That's pretty close to 50-50, rather than "very few."
Bert
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