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March 5th, 2007, 01:31 PM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
The popping sound you just heard was Geo's head exploding. 
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March 5th, 2007, 01:46 PM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
You should calculate the difference in viewing area of a widescreen DVD on a 4:3 screen versus a widescreen panel.
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March 5th, 2007, 02:20 PM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
I think a large portion of the cost difference is packing a higher resolution into a smaller area. That and LCD's take up much much less space than a CRT.
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March 5th, 2007, 11:59 PM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
Geoschmo: YOUR HEAD A SPLODE... PLAY AGAIN? [Y/N] 
Kwok: If I actually watched DVD's I might actually care to do that; seeing as I use my computer as a computer I don't feel like it
GuyOfDoom: On the resolution thing you might have a point, but I was comparing LCD's to LCD's - the widescreens last I looked tend to be slightly (maybe 10%) more expensive, barring any discounts...
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March 6th, 2007, 12:51 AM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
I prefer the regular 4:3 monitors to the widescreen version.
I'm not sure if games would adjust to a wide screen. What happens if a game isn't designed to work with widescreen, do you get unused sections on the left and right sides of the screen? If so, that area is wasted and you end up with effectively a smaller screen.
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March 6th, 2007, 02:36 AM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
Most games these days support widescreen resolutions. In the absence of such, the video card can either stretch them to fit 16:9, or cut off the sides to make the display 4:3.
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March 6th, 2007, 05:04 AM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
Hrm... widescreen LCD's... shows how much I'm out of the techno loop
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March 6th, 2007, 09:59 PM
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Re: OT - Monitors (warning - math ahead!)
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I prefer the regular 4:3 monitors to the widescreen version.
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I'm in agreement with you Kamog, I too prefer the 4:3 ratio.
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