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gryhnd:


--- Quote from: keefyboy on December 21, 2010, 08:59:51 am ---People have (IMO) gotten stupid, and now most monitors are 16:9. OK for watching some movies, really crap for business use. But OOOOOOHHH, WIIIDESCREEN! :timebomb:

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 :cheers:

Not to get to off topic, but:

Can't tell you how many businesses and friends I visit that have big shiny new WS monitors and they're running them in the original monitors native 4:3 but strrrrrrretched. It's fugly.

 :banghead:

eds1275:

That just bugs me when people stretch their images and don't do anything about it.

bkenobi:

Yet further off topic...  Why do networks broadcast HD content in 16:9, scaled from 4:3, scaled from 16:9?  I have a 4:3 and watched a program last night that had 3 sets of bars.  My 36" 4:3 had an image that was ~12" tall?!   :soapbox:

Hituro:

I agree with all of you on the fugly aspect ratios. I enjoy my HD TV for movies and games, but I agree, sometimes 16:9 isn't the best for everything.  Plus, those old games just look and run better on a good old CRT.  I know they're big and bulky, but I still love a good ol' CRT for arcade games.  Hopefully mine will live a long life to keep those old games alive.  I confirmed with Wells Gardner though.  They have discontinued them but are making a new LCD version of it.  They say they will still offer support and repair for the monitors though, so that's good.  Just glad I got mine when I did.  So those of you who don't have a WG D9800, find one now! :P

LeedsFan:

I'm just glad I kept hold of my Vision Master pro 514 (22" CRT). It's not an arcade monitor and it weighs a ton  :P but it will come in handy for a separate Mame PC shortly.

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