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Is it just me, or are new monitors too wide?

It happened because of the desire for higher resolution...

a typical monitor now is 1980 pixels wide, and indeed, the monitor I am looking at now, and for the last 5 years, is a Samsung 24 inch diagonal monitor. I can't stand to look at anything smaller.

I need a lot of real estate to do the things I do, and also, my 73 year old eyes want BIG FONTS.

so, I got a bigger monitor and cranked up the System fonts....

My Note 4 has the same resolution as my 24" monitor, and I enjoy the display on it lots better than my previous S5 which was no slouch at 5.1 inches itself. But the Note 4? oh, it is twice as easy for me to read.
 
jefboyardee said:
I'd have no problem with a 23" monitor, but I'd still want it to be 1280x1024. Just a big old honker.
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I have a 20 inch tv that I use as a second monitor for my laptop. Both screens use different resolution settings (the laptop's main monitor is 1920x1080 and the tv displays optimally at 1360x768). It was easier when my previous computer worked as that one was 1366x768 (so closer to the same resolution). It's particularly noticeable when having things set up so the second monitor extends the first and you drag something over and the size just changes obnoxiouxly (and in the case of some applications, doesn't resize properly for the new display) :mad:
 
I think you nailed it. That also means not only is my brain stuck in the past, so is my monitor and the little computer hutch with a perfect opening for a 4:3. So now I have to replace everything in my office to escape the comfortable past.
 
Yes, the change from 4:3 displays to 16:9 (and many are also 16:10) coincided with the transition from analog/SD TV to digital/HD TV. The 1920x1080 native resolution common to most 16:9 monitors is the same as HDTV 1080p which allows it to be viewed without scaling. On a 16:10 monitor, HD content will be displayed with slight "letterboxing" (black bars at top and bottom).
Unfortunately the widescreen format isn't always the best for document work.
 
16:9 or rather 9:16 can be great for document work, i.e. operating it in vertical portrait mode rather than widescreen landscape. Can see and edit a whole A4 document, without the need for scrolling and no wasted space. However rather difficult to do with laptops, and most desktop monitors aren't really designed to be placed on their sides. No problem with tablets though, that have orientation detection and switching, and in fact that's what I do when reviewing Word documents and PDFs, same with browsing websites as well.
 
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My 24" monitor will rotate 90° either way, but I'm not in the publishing business so that never got used.
 
ootpmark said:
I have triple 27" 16:9 monitors at work and want 4
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I would love to have triple 16:9 monitors at work.


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AZgl1500 said:
My 24" monitor will rotate 90° either way, but I'm not in the publishing business so that never got used.
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I found using my tablet in vertical mode, I can see more of the webpages and less need for scrolling, such as AF when browsing. Although this is a Windows tablet I use, and I've noticed that websites don't try and force their cut-down mobile versions on that, because they see it as desktop Windows, and not an Android device. :)
 
kate said:
You can still buy full screen monitors, looks like Newegg has a ton of them :) No need to buy new furniture :thumbsupdroid:
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Having been edumacated, I'm starting to think there's no point in throwing money at 12:9s anymore. If I did, I'd prolly just get that one I mentioned up top. I'd have to check, but I could theoretically get one 16:9 and turn it sideways. It'd prolly fit, but look strange.
 
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