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Sep. 7th, 2007 10:21 amPart of the inspiration of my last post was an attempt at over-the-top humor. Part of it was annoyance at the rest of the problems at work yesterday. Part of it was an attempt to express my confusion over the proliferation of wide-screen form factor display devices.
I'm sorry if I offended anyone; I really didn't mean to. I can understand how what I said could have been taken that way and I apologize. Perhaps I should leave humor to Lenny Bruce.
That said, I'd honestly like to hear it if anyone can explain why, given a choice between:
A 4:3 aspect ratio monitor with a viewable area that's X inches wide and can be set to a resolution that's Y pixels across
A 16:9 (or other widescreen aspect ratio) monitor with a viewable area that's X inches wide and can be set to a resolution that's Y pixels across.
The only advantage I can see to choosing the widescreen is that it's a smaller monitor, and therefore cheaper. Given the choice between either, and price not being a factor, I would go with the 4:3 every time. If you wouldn't, tell me why, would you? I'd really love to know.
I'm sorry if I offended anyone; I really didn't mean to. I can understand how what I said could have been taken that way and I apologize. Perhaps I should leave humor to Lenny Bruce.
That said, I'd honestly like to hear it if anyone can explain why, given a choice between:
A 4:3 aspect ratio monitor with a viewable area that's X inches wide and can be set to a resolution that's Y pixels across
A 16:9 (or other widescreen aspect ratio) monitor with a viewable area that's X inches wide and can be set to a resolution that's Y pixels across.
The only advantage I can see to choosing the widescreen is that it's a smaller monitor, and therefore cheaper. Given the choice between either, and price not being a factor, I would go with the 4:3 every time. If you wouldn't, tell me why, would you? I'd really love to know.
