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February 2nd, 2007 16:00
Monitor question, widescreen vs. standard format....
I will get a 19" flat panel, but am torn between the wide format vs. standard. I have NO intention of watching DVDs on my screen, so why pay extra for wide sreen? Also the 19" wide screen loses about 2 inches in the vertical dimension when compared with standard format 19" (the wide sreen gets about 2 extra inches horizontal measurement). Thus most of the web pages and programs I use would actually show more info on the standard screen. Having put my argument out for standard screen over the widescreen, play devil's advocate and tell me where I may be missing something. Only program I can think of where wide may be better would be with Excel, but I use it so rarely the pt. is moot in that regard. TIA.
Message Edited by PeteNbama on 02-02-2007 12:56 PM
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February 3rd, 2007 02:00
I have a 20" widescreen, which has slightly more pixels vertically than a regular 19", but is 400 pixels wider. I find the extra width of little use in Word or browser windows, (but I guess i could keep the sidebar open all the time if I wanted). I usually resize those windows so they are more or less square, revealing some useful desktop space for widgets, shortcuts etc. I use other apps where the extra width is really useful, and I watch DTV and DVDs full screen.