RE: What's what with LCD resolution and aspect?

["Gordon McLean" <Gordon -dot- McLean -at- GrahamTechnology -dot- com>]

Yup. Wot Laura said. 

I have that very size of monitor, didn't get a choice (only here a couple of
months) and it's my first widescreen monitor. Being able to have two pages
open, side by side, at a readable size is a huge bonus. As is being able to
have one page of a Structured FM doc open on one side, with all the FM
toolbox/palettes open on the other. I'm seriously considering getting the
same at home, as it is almost as big a productivity saver as Launchy
(www.launchy.net)!!

Gordon

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> If you were about to receive (not ordered yet) a monitor to replace a 
> dying CRT, and the offering was 1680x1050 LCD, would you make a fuss 
> and hold out for 1600x1200?

I'm sure they'll be pleased if you made a fuss.  The monitor you're getting
is the 20 inch widescreen.  A 1600x1200 monitor would be a
4:3 aspect ratio 20 inch LCD -- it's a smaller and cheaper monitor.

LCD resolution refers to the actual number of native pixels on the screen.
You should run it at its native resolution.  If you run a 1680x1050 LCD at
1600x1200, you'll get stretched out pixels.  That would be bad.

Get the widescreen and just run it they way its supposed to be run.   
It's a terrific monitor.  The really nice thing about the widescreen LCDs is
that you can put two pages up side by side.

Laura


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