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• now you know my hell with regard to wanting to stick with a 4:3 :( : roushimsx
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  I don't mind it at all. In fact, I have no idea why it's a big deal in the first place. I run 1900x1200 ... : jingletard
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    1920x1200 is a 16:10 resolution. the kind that are going away. wake up jingletard : electroly
    • lol, I thought you were insulting him until I looked at his name. : mobab
• probably saves them a lot on production when all the screens can be 1080p? look for a samsung 2243bwx.... : harold.johnson
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  HP ZR24w? : the archvile
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    This is a damn good monitor. : Caoster007
    • out of production apparently : flasher 907
• Asus showed off a 16:10 at CES: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/20220 : sanchez
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  I know the HP ZR24w has gone out of production but I think they have other 16:10 IPS panels. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • Ah, okay. One thing I hate about monitor shopping now is that it's impossible to preview a demo unit, no... : the archvile
• So you are saying I should try to acquire replacement 16:10s before they are all gone? : Slowtreme
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  Is Apple's cinema display 16:10 or have they also caved? All of their shit is still 16:10, isn't it? :( : mikecyb
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    Oh crap it's 16:9 too :( : mikecyb
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      I think once they moved beyond 1920x1200 or whatever it made less sense. The idea is that at 1920x1200 y... : Wheatloaf
      • at 2560x1440, you have more than enough vertical space : CecilPhilpot
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  I don't understand, Dell sells several 16:10 monitors still : veras
  • though I guess it's all in 24"+ sizes : veras
  • yeah sorry, this was in the 20 - 23" category which is what I'm looking for. : rudds
• Acer is releasing one next month, for 500$ :( : shirif
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  What i just did was buy 2x 16:9 screens (u2311), and I plan on having one in portrait for web pages and s... : chrisschutz
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    I just got home and set them up. It's fucking awesome and it cost me 400 dollars for 2 23" ips screens. ... : chrisschutz
    • this is the best thing i've done in a while... i am so glad somebody posted that sale last week, : chrisschutz
• hugging my 4:3 dell LCD as we speak : TPSReport
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  They dont have the 30" IPS anymore that was 16:10? : hobosapien
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    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176177 : sanchez
    • that'll fit nicely in the budget...not : flasher 907
• My U3011 that's all of 1.5 months old tells me that 16:10's death has been greatly exaggerated. 16:10 is : dfay
• U2410 is 16x10 : Caoster007
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  As many have said, HPZR24W In stock for the lowest I have ever seen it. http://www.amazon.com/HP-ZR24... : pancake humper
  • The U2410 by Dell is 16:10 also : pancake humper
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    Used to be $330 right before it disappeared, now you can only find it from 3rd part sellers like that :( ... : sanchez
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      $330?! :( : pancake humper
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        Yeah it was a great deal. I probably would have picked one up if I didn't already have a larger one :/ : sanchez
        • You realize I now hold you personally responsible for not letting us know of this deal : pancake humper
  • That is a really good deal : chrisschutz
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    How's the input lag? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
    • Very low (review of the 30" version): http://www.anandtech.com/show/3754/a-new-30-contender-hp-zr30w-revi... : sanchez
• portrait mode and rotate the lcd if you want to view nudie pics in style : rhekua
• the Dell U2410 is the best bang for your buck right now...although quality control is supposedly not very... : IcomeINpeace
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  PHILIPS just released a 21:9 Ultra-wide TV at CES. GET READY BITCHES : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Haha, close to, but not quite, 2.39:1 aspect ratio. For all those REALLY wide movies. : the archvile
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      most movies are not 16:9 : retarded talking dinosaur
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        Get ready for 2.35:1 monitors, boys! : chrisschutz
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          exactly. PHILIPS just released the first TV. soon it will catch on because people hate black bars, of cou... : retarded talking dinosaur
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            Did they really? I was joking : chrisschutz
            • Vizio did too. http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/vizio-ces-hands-on-with-ultrawidescreen-tv-passive-3dtv... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • We'll just need to build webpages that go horizontal instead of vertical and all evolve the ability to re... : Volatris
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  What's the argument for 16:10 vs 16:9? : suqur
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    16:9 = no black bars on the top/bottom when viewing HD content. that's about it for the pros. 16:10 = ... : hirez
    • And in terms of the resolution 1920 x 1200, I can play games that are 4:3 limited in 1600 x 1200, instead... : the archvile
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      except all movies are now 2.37:1 anyway so you still get black bars and the whole thing is FUCKING STUPID : retarded talking dinosaur
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        Movies are 1.85:1 also. Unless some new standard has been enacted in the past couple years that I don't ... : CyCo_PL
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          very few movies are still 16:9. almost all i have seen in recent memory are cinemascope 2.35:1 : retarded talking dinosaur
          • however ALL blu-rays are 16:9 with baked-in black bars : electroly
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            this is just not true, things have not changed here much. 2.35:1 is usually for big action movies, 1:85 i... : Maarten Goldstein
            • ok, you got me, i don't watch comedies. : retarded talking dinosaur
          • I worked as a projectionist for four years, and it was about half and half. The big budget action movies... : CyCo_PL
  • it's taller. what more argument do you need : electroly
  • I read somewhere about it being closer to the golden ratio? I just like the extra vertical pixels when co... : TrptJim
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    Probably a natural shift as HD televisions got more popular; I believe it's also cheaper to manufacture 1... : jipey
    • It is. Try to compare a 16x10 20 inch and a 16x9 20. : mobab
• rudds, I am totally with you. I do not like or want a 16:9 monitor. : hirez
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  fuck it i want 16:11 : electroly
  • I want a screen that is as elastic and expandable as an old pornstar's vagina, so I can pull it into any ... : Boring Writer
  • 16:12!!!! Wait... : chrisschutz
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  It wont be a problem if you get a 2560x1440 monitor. You at least get 200 more vertical pixels and at th... : recoilfx
  • yep, by eliminating 16:10 they are pushing the enthusiasts into a higher priced product. : malloc
  • or you could have a 2560x1600 and get 160 more pixels : flasher 907
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  16:9 is barely any loss. Yes I prefer 16:10 but it's such a TINY difference. Here is my 23 inch 16:9 and ... : twifosp
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    230,400 pixel difference!!! actually i think for most things it's fine. 16:9 is objectively the best st... : electroly
    • how big/what resolution are your 4:3? i figured the highest res 4:3 lcd you could get is 1600x1200, which... : Mr.Fusion
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      How is this for vertical space electroly? http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_ohx7fnfm0h6abk9lp... : twifosp
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        now you're talking. dual screens in portrait is a great solution. now they just need to make screens wi... : electroly
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          seriously. If they can make TVs so thin, why not monitors? You should get yourself one of these ergotro... : twifosp
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            i just want a 30" screen. at some point the screen is so large it doesn't matter what aspect ratio it is : electroly
            • I don't think I could stand above 27 until DPI and resolution are increased. I've never tried it though. : twifosp
    • You need a 16:9 or 16:10 in portrait orientation for coding. This is what I use now, and its glorious. : noxiousgg
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    That's really not true. My screens at work at 16:9 and at home I have 16:10s. There is a very noticeable,... : Cheeziologist
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      lol it's all in your head. I have two side by side mounted on monitor arms. You don't miss the 1/3 of a... : twifosp
      • for gaming it's not a huge deal to me but for doing vertical work like web browsing, coding, reading docu... : flasher 907
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  because the retards of the world thing we are supposed to be watching movies and not working : gyokuro
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    lol you people are just repeating shit you've heard from other people. The only work that really benefit... : twifosp
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      it's 7 extra lines of code at 10 point font, which is what i use : electroly
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        taking into account the toolbars and statusbars and the taskbar taking up vertical space, this is a 15% i... : electroly
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          I just tested it in notepad and if you have your task bar on the side, you get exactly 7 more lines at 10... : twifosp
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            Visual Studio has a lot more vertical real estate used than Notepad. the taskbar to the side doesn't mak : electroly
            • i also hope it's obvious that not everybody's codebases are exactly the same as yours. i'm glad that you... : electroly
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              Granted, but we're still talking about the same vertical space being used up on both aspects. My arg... : twifosp
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                i'm sure there are a lot of dumb people who just parrot what they hear, but that doesn't mean there isn't... : electroly
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                  But that's my point. People are beholding 16:10 as if it actually is some magical aspect ratio that give... : twifosp
                  • i don't think it's really magical, it's just one of the four monitor aspect ratios that monitors commonly... : electroly
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      am i saying that 16:10 was enough? That sucked going from 4:3 now you want to take away more? : gyokuro
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        Use portrait then. : twifosp
        • i have dual 2209WA. They dont make many 4:3 LCD's these days FYI : gyokuro
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          I would totally use portrait if it didn't break Cleartype :( : Arctic Fox
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            ^^^ deal breaker for me too :(

            Jan 11, 2011 9:46pm PST
            ^^^ deal breaker for me too :( : boarder2
        • This is what I used to do. Then I realized portrait is tall as fuck when using a widescreen monitor. : PointlesS76
    • derpers gotta derp, haters gotta hate. Still bitter I was right about the BP stock? : abrasion
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  True fact: 99/100 people who complain about aspect ratio have never had two of them side by side or edit ... : twifosp
  • I'm going to print a shirt that says "I AM THE 1%" : the archvile
• totally agreed. That's why I'm holding onto my twin HP w2207's until they die. : edgewise
• i like my hp LP2475w : kn1fe
• I love my NEC MultiSync LCD 2690WUXi2. They're still available and at increasingly lower prices. : Volatris
• Dell 30 is still 16:10 : bombay