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

  • From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:16:21 -0400

Thanks Don,

Christine
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:48 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Monitor size, resolution and visibilty


> 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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