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TOK:

--- Quote from: Blanka on September 11, 2009, 02:25:40 pm ---Oh boy, is nobody capable of doing the math. There is no 4:3 19 inch LCD's. Its 5:4.
The biggest normal available (not for traphic control or XRAY doctors) 4:3 available is 21.3 inch.
Here's all that is for sale:


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Not incapable, they just don't care. When someone says 4:3, its understood they are looking for a non-widescreen monitor even if the exact aspect isn't technically correct.


Epyx:

--- Quote ---When someone says 4:3, its understood they are looking for a non-widescreen monitor
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Bingo.
bkenobi:
It's kinda like how there are many wide screen formats other than 16:9.  In fact, MANY movies have been released over the years with widely varying aspect ratios which is one reason it took a while for the HD format to be fully established.  Either way, it's pretty well understood that when you say 4:3 or 16:9 you are talking standard resolution vs wide screen even if the actual aspect is somewhat different.

Also, the main point isn't what the aspect ratio is, it's that the screen has the correct general shape to fill the height of the hole as well as the width in the cabinet.  If I build a new cabinet and use an LCD for it, I'll probably have to go with a Viewlix style just to avoid the odd shaped bezel.
Turnarcades:

--- Quote from: TOK on September 11, 2009, 06:34:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: Blanka on September 11, 2009, 02:25:40 pm ---Oh boy, is nobody capable of doing the math. There is no 4:3 19 inch LCD's. Its 5:4.
The biggest normal available (not for traphic control or XRAY doctors) 4:3 available is 21.3 inch.
Here's all that is for sale:


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Not incapable, they just don't care. When someone says 4:3, its understood they are looking for a non-widescreen monitor even if the exact aspect isn't technically correct.




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Glad it wasn't just me thinking this. If referring to them quickly in conversation, I say 'square' or 'wide', neither of which is accurate, but it doesn't matter.
solid12345:

--- Quote from: bkenobi on September 11, 2009, 07:06:16 pm ---It's kinda like how there are many wide screen formats other than 16:9.  In fact, MANY movies have been released over the years with widely varying aspect ratios which is one reason it took a while for the HD format to be fully established.  Either way, it's pretty well understood that when you say 4:3 or 16:9 you are talking standard resolution vs wide screen even if the actual aspect is somewhat different.


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I remember one time about a year or two back seeing at Best Buy a super widescreen HDTV more like an actual movie theater screen than the  slightly wide rectangle of most TVs. Which I could remember the model number, I couldn't find any info online, I think it was a JVC. I wish HDTVs had gone that route but to the average consumer i'm sure they get in their minds "well it looks small..." because it is much wider and thinner at the top/bottom.
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