http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/ Engadget Comments for LG said to be prepping 16:9 LCD panels for low-cost laptops http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
No, seriously. They did. I swear..]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
Well I guess it's probably Weblogs Inc's decision, so WTF, Weblogs Inc?]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/No, its the internet's fault, WTF INTERNET?
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My job here is done, but ill continue doing it anyways]]>Apr 18th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
I'd love a 16:9 screen for both movies and gaming.]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
You can just have the controls appear and disappear leaving the full screen visible for the movie with no black bars.

I'd rather have the black bars be gone for 2 hours and deal with distortion for all of 20 seconds when I use the controls.]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
Cropping for 16:10 to 16:10 doesn't take that much out of the picture. In addition you have a screen better for desktop use and gaming.]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/WTF? 576p? No thanks]]>Apr 18th 2008 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
Engagdet needs to hire you.]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
These guys must really like scrolling...]]>Apr 18th 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/ 16:10 as compared to 16:9 since it's just to multiply with 1.2.

Well, maybe I'm talking out my ass bit it sounds resonable, don't you think?]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
Frankly, I think PCs should stick with 4:3. Most PC business tasks involve web browsers, word processors, or image editors. None of these benefit from widescreen. Neither does gaming.

I am thankful that we're seeing less of 1280x1024 these days; it was a dumb idea to diverge from the standard 4:3 to that 5:4 nonsense. 1600x1200 is my personal favorite resolution.]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
@MarkL they've been shooting tons of HDTV 16:9 for a while now and that catalogue will only grow as time goes on. ]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
Anyways, thanks for explaining and I would chose 16:9 over 16:10. as I'm not too fond of widescreen itself, I would rather have the less wide screen possible if it is to become the standard for the future...]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
too slow]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
You're right that it's an issue of legacy, but really it's a matter of finding a common ground between cinema's 2.40:1 and TV/PC's 4:3 (1.33:1). They're trying to find an aspect ratio that can be used for both.

They generally stick with 16:9 on HDTV because movies are the most important focus for such displays. Most PC tasks tend to need a lot of vertical scrolling, so 16:10 was a slightly better fit there. (As I said before, I think 4:3 is still much better suited to this task.)]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/16:10 is actually "less wide-screen". Aspect ratios are denoted horizontal:vertical.

A better way to think of it is division:
4/3 = 1.333...
16/10 = 1.6
16/9 = 1.777...

16:10 is closer to 4:3 ("less wide") than 16:9.

Hopefully you still have the option of 4:3 from some laptop makers. I know you can still get 4:3 desktop monitors. Check out the Samsung 204B, a very nice 1600x1200 LCD.]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Frankly, I think PCs should stick with 4:3. Most PC business tasks involve web browsers, word processors, or image editors. None of these benefit from widescreen. Neither does gaming.
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Aghh, no! High-res 16:10 is great fro business tasks! I can have a web browser and a terminal window at comfortable sizes side by side on a 1920x1200 LCD. I used to have to have 2 displays to work effectively, but now it can be done with 1. I agree that 4:3 is optimal for a browser window, but I don't want a browser window full screen on a 27 inch LCD. I also love that when I am developing I can rotate the LCD to 10:16 and have plenty of lines of code visible.

It is really hard to make good use of a huge 4:3. Graphic applications are the only thing that still lends itself to that.]]>Apr 18th 2008 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
pretty stupid imo


1024x600 vs. 1024x576... yea....]]>Apr 18th 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/Apr 18th 2008 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/lg-said-to-be-prepping-16-9-lcd-panels-for-low-cost-laptops/
Some games use fix resolution 800x600 and they cannot be played on 1024x576.
And most applications are designed for 1024x768, thus 1024x600 is already hard enough to use. 1024x576 absolutely sucks.

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