Using Landscape vs. Portrait

Question

Hi - I have a 1905FP monitor from Dell - they replaced my faulty 1800FP. This monitor rotates into Landscape and with the rotation of the screen using the software it gives me a long view. It eliminates much of the white space that is in most of the websites and get a lot more information at the bottom. This is the first time I have used this configuration but it appears to me, for viewing webpages, this would be the perferred mode. Obviously, for viewing movies and playing games this would not be preferred. Just some thougts and I don't know if others use this configuration.

LCDPhreak · Answer

I (Attempt) to use the tilt funtionality of my 2007WFP (20" Widescreen) but usually it's useless. The screen is so wide that to tilt it to portrait, you have to tilt it backwards first, then you have to struggle against the VGA/DVI/Composite/S-Video/USB cables that you have plugged into the thing, and in the end you could have just scrolled down with all the time you wasted.

Though I have to say, if it were more convienient, I would probably use it more often. Only for reading webpages though, it holds absolutely no value when it comes to gaming etc.

LCDPhreak · Answer

90% of the time, you are going to want to be in portrait mode. Unless all you do is look at websites.

Honestly I wish the monitor didn't have the tilt functionality, but rather had a more sturdy base (when I type the monitor shakes ever so slightly from the shockwave sent throughout my desktop by the keystroke *Yes, it really only takes that much to shake the thing*) pushing keys on the monitor is also extremely hazardous, since it pushes the monitor in a way that it doesn't want to go.

So in other words.. you should be able to swivel it when you need it (on the fly) but you aren't able, so might aswell not have the feature at all.

Dufflover · Answer

You wouldn't regularly switch between the two would you? (not Dell monitor specific context).

meyer6847 · Answer

It is great when doing spreadsheets and comparing multiple documents and things though. There are uses for it and when you can set up hotkeys to apply Nvidia's rotate feature, it is super easy. I just wrapped some plastic tubing around my cables so they stay together and rotating is super easy with the tubing because nothing gets stuck. I agree that Dell could have made a better cable management system, but on a monitor this nice, I don't mind doing a little extra.

G_W_B · Answer

Hey, great idea for the cords! I will use that. Yes, I agree, it is great for spreadsheets and web pages. Not great for other things. However, it is a great option to have!!!

meyer6847 · Answer

Any smooth sort of tubing works and it makes things look better.

meyer6847 · Answer

I use it on everything. It also prevents cables from getting tangled.

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