i think they do that just to point out out that its a teensy bit taller that standard 16:9. but lol its funny you should point that out i never thought of that.
I'm cool with widescreen as long as the screen is big enough. 15" widescreen just doesn't make sense. 17" is fine. On a 15" I much prefer 4:3 to be able to read the darn text!
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BigDaddyM @ Apr 21st 2008 10:36PM
Main screen is 16x10 but in a dual monitor setup where teh second is 4x3.
I keep my main screen centered and the second is slightly wrapped around.
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Deaner @ Apr 21st 2008 11:22PM
Why not 8:5? People still reduce fractions and ratios, right?
a ham sandwich @ Apr 21st 2008 11:29PM
@deaner.
i think they do that just to point out out that its a teensy bit taller that standard 16:9. but lol its funny you should point that out i never thought of that.
Michael @ Apr 21st 2008 11:35PM
@ Deaner:
Because 16:9 was a common widescreen format before 16:10 came around. Most computer LCDs are 16:10 and all widescreen TVs are 16:9.
Doesn't make any sense to reduce the fraction when lots of people wouldn't be able to figure out how to compare 16:9 and 8:5
vdogg89 @ Apr 21st 2008 11:39PM
i didn't know people still used 4:3 screens anymore. I would never go back
Invisiblemoose @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:21AM
Same exact setup here.
Jake @ Apr 22nd 2008 11:50AM
I'm cool with widescreen as long as the screen is big enough. 15" widescreen just doesn't make sense. 17" is fine. On a 15" I much prefer 4:3 to be able to read the darn text!