Widescreen vs normal monitors?

**ComputerDude** · #11 04-23-08, 10:05 PM

How many monitors do you have?

AJ · #12 04-23-08, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevorL337

The only widescreen display I have is the 16:10 on my laptop...14.1" 1280x800 Ultrabright/dark (its really dark on its lowest setting)

then all the others I have are all 4:3's...1024x768's and 1280x1024 (which is a 4:4)

1280x1024 is still 4:3

TrevorL337 · #13 04-23-08, 10:22 PM

if you play a 4:3 video on a 1280x1024
you get black bars on top and bottom. 1280x960 does not have black bars because it is not as tall.

AJ · #14 04-23-08, 10:29 PM

Simple math:

1280 divided by 1024 = 1.25 = 4/3

TrevorL337 · #15 04-23-08, 10:33 PM

um....
wadny.com - news - archives: An Issue Needing Resolution

also 1.25 is not 1.3333

AJ · #16 04-23-08, 10:51 PM

OK, so I'm stupid with fractions in my head.

But anyway...it's not 4:4 either. It it were 4:4, it would be the same height and width. 1280x1024 is 5:4.

TrevorL337 · #17 04-23-08, 11:01 PM

yep
I guess we were both wrong

**knoxbox** · #18 04-24-08, 03:46 PM

ive got a 21" wide acer and i love it.. i originally had a 32" widescreen but took it back as it was way to big for what i needed infact sometimes i think this 21" is to big at time :0 but i love it nevertheless.