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Samstag:
I prefer a 4:3 screen on my PCs when I'm doing something productive, but for movies I think 16:9 or 1.85:1 are the sweet spot. 2.39:1 is a little too wide.
About 2 years ago I replaced my laptop earlier than I really needed to because the last of the compact 4:3 Thinkpads were being discontinued. It's 95% theft-proof with that screen. Everyone who sees it thinks it must be 5+ years old.
ahofle:
At my last job I had dual 5:4 monitors -- it was great. Now I have dual 16:9 monitors at work and I hate it. Tons of useless wasted space for pretty much everything (writing code, web browsing, email, etc). I tried turning one 90 degrees, but it was just too extreme so I moved it back. It looks ridiculous: reminds me of the 'Pac-Matt' at CRAP-MAME. :laugh2:
http://www.wickedretarded.com/~crapmame/4.html
boykster:
For computer usage, I don't like widescreen monitors - I'm a dual 4:3 kinda guy. Pair of matched 19's at work and at home.
For movies, I actually enjoy/appreciate the widescreen medium. For me, having a widescreen display isn't about eliminating the black bars - those are something that will always be around as long as film makers have control over the aspect ratio of their films - but rather it's about immersiveness. The ideal screen height/width matches up with our natural field of view - widescreen is more matched that. Our field of vision is much wider than it is tall (our eyes are side by side), and by having a screen that is just at or a touch wider than our field of view creates that cinematic immersion that I love when I watch a good movie.
I know all about the historical battle between 4:3 and widescreen film in the movie / TV industries, but I'm very happy with where things have ended up. 16x9 is a nice happy medium for mainstream displays. Get a big enough one and 4:3 content all the way to 2.35:1 stuff looks big enough....
ErikRuud:
I have a dual monitor set up with a 5:4 and a 16:9 monitor.
I love my big 16:9 monitor. Some of the development tools that I use are use a drag and drop GUI and the wider screen is ideal for them. It's also great for looking a the results from the SQL tools that I use because often pull a large number of columns.
The 5:4 is used for email and coding.
When I create the browser based user interfaces I have to make sure I keep all the components inside of 1024x768 to accommodate the most common screen size in our offices.
newmanfamilyvlogs:
--- Quote from: ErikRuud on January 27, 2011, 09:07:53 am ---It's also great for looking a the results from the SQL tools that I use because often pull a large number of columns.
--- End quote ---
+1
I started with two monitors, moved to three, and ended up slapping on a fourth. My standard working layout is database browser on one (16:9 usually many many columns), code on one (16:9 with a file browser or such off to the side), browser on the third (16:9 with development tools again off to one side) and anything else that i need to keep track of on the fourth (5:4 task manager, instant messanger.... wootalyzer....)
Clearly the 'wasted space' issue is totally dependent on your ability to expand what you need to work with into the extra space. Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.
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