-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty

  • From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:48:29 -0400

It means that for every 4 inches wide a display is, it is is 3 inches tall. 
That is called the aspect ratio.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_%28image%29
(or: http://tinyurl.com/ycqj5y)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Aaspect+ratio&btnG=Search
(or http://tinyurl.com/5wssjz)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:39 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty


> What does the 4:3 ratio mean please?
>
> Christine
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:17 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty
>
>
>> Don,
>>    You did very well, with one exception (and I think you're just trying
>> to
>> test me with that).  A 17" 4:3 to a 17" widescreen would force a 
>> reduction
>> in resolution since the height of the screen would be reduced.  The 17"
>> 4:3
>> monitor is more comparable with a 19" widescreen (16:10 or 16:9) when it
>> comes to overall screen height, so that's where the icons and text sizes
>> would remain very similar in size.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Gman
>>
>> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask."
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:36 AM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty
>>
>>
>>> Unfortunately, our electronics department does not have live displays of
>>> monitors.   And the local Office Depot uses one computer to feed all the
>>> monitors on display.
>>>
>>> But you may have answered my question...If I understood correctly.
>>>
>>> On a 17" 4:3 monitor lets say a desktop icon might measure 100cm x 150cm
>>> and
>>> a line of text might show 50 characters across the screen.
>>>
>>> Keeping everything the same except switch to a 19" 4:3 monitor the icons
>>> might "grow" to 110cm x 165cm and the line of text might grow to 60
>>> characters.  Make the 19" widescreen and the text might extend to 65 or
>>> 70
>>> characters and the icons would remain 100 x 150
>>>
>>> Changing from 17" square to 17" widescreen would not affect any sizes 
>>> but
>>> would display more horizontally and a little less vertically.
>>>
>>> Summary:  Moving to a larger screen may allow at least a small amount of
>>> increased resolution to improve display quality without sacrificing
>>> visibility.
>>>
>>> How'd I do?  :-))
>>>
>>> Don
>>
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