http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/ Engadget Comments for BenQ debuts a pair of 18.5-inch 16:9 LCDs, but not for you http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
This is the same thing that happened when 16:10 started getting popular. I was perfectly happy with a 19" 4:3, but to get the same height I had to get a 22".

I LIKE having vertical resolution]]>Aug 8th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
16:10 is the perfect ratio for a computer monitor IMO. 16:9 is good for movies, but not much else.
]]>Aug 8th 2008 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
16:9 for computers is rediculous. maybe TV's should go 16:10.]]>Aug 8th 2008 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/But I still wait for the day I can buy a 1600x1600 25-29 inch LCD for Mameming!]]>Aug 10th 2008 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
Sony CPD-G520P FD Trinitron 21" CRT Monitor
Supports multiple resolutions up to 2,048 x 1,536

Yea it was 78.6 pounds but look at that res! Kills most monitors out there today!]]>Aug 8th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
Sony CPD-G520P FD Trinitron 21" CRT Monitor
Supports multiple resolutions up to 2,048 x 1,536

Yea it was 78.6 pounds but look at that res! Kills most monitors out there today!]]>Aug 8th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
and @Jason, yeah old crt's could do that, but you would sacrifice refresh rate to get those sorts of resolutions, and low refresh rates on crt's = eye strain]]>Aug 8th 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
As for a 24" Panel which is 1080p? I would challenge you to find a widescreen monitor which WASNT more than 1080p. They are pretty much ALL WUXGA+ (1920x1200).

And the 22" panels? try these:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/toshibas-22-inch-monitor-touts-insane-3-840-x-2-400-resolution/

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/17/lenovo-launches-22-inch-wuxga-thinkvision-l220x/


Please people, for the sanity of the rest of the readers, think before posting...]]>Aug 8th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
"Please people, for the sanity of the rest of the readers, think before posting..." Really? troll...]]>Aug 8th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/
For benQ's sake, I sure hope they included some easy setup software or something.

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HD video which is kind of like this NEW (but not really) big thing, as you might have been able to tell uses 16:9 for it's standard resolutions (con any letterboxing), it would seem that this is a logical and somewhat future proof resolution. Here's why... 16:9 aspect ratio is/was also present in your good old DVD's, yah it's anamorphic or whatever, but it's still there. So again quit the bitching, and to think that they are going to suddenly bust out a 2:1 (16:8) aspect ratio screen, is kind of a non-issue. They do have those cinemascope displays, but I seriously doubt computer monitors are going to leapfrog what we have in our living room. What's going on here is the line between your TV and your computer, and your home office and your living room are more than slowly being blurred, for obvious reasons.

Last point, wider means better, because it "fills your peripheral vision", why do you think film is shot in such a wide aspect ratio. It looks amazing, I would think all you gamers would LOVE this.]]>Aug 8th 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/08/benq-debuts-a-pair-of-18-5-inch-16-9-lcds-but-not-for-you/Aug 8th 2008 2:26PM