What's with this obsession with wide screens?

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LG are releasing a 21:9 29inch monitor:
http://mashable.com/2012/11/08/lg-219-lcd-monitor/

Dell has also just release it's new super wide display, a 21:9 aspect monitor. It's 29inch, 2560 x 1080 resolution, 5ms response time, and of course, white LED backlight (exact same panel as the LG I suspect)

Keep in mind current 2560x monitors are 27inch 2560 x 1440 and 30inch 2560 x 1600. both have more vertical desktop space than this new monitor.



this widescreen business is getting beyond stupid, I can only see the stupidest people buy this monitor. this 29inch monitor has LESS viewing area than 27inch. here's the maths:
3:4:5 triangle is 5 units diagonally. viewing area = 24 unit square.
1:5:5.1 triangle is 5.1 units diagonally. viewing area = 10 unit square.

in this case:
this 29inch 21:9 monitor has viewing area of 304.5 inches square.
the 27inch 16:9 monitor has viewing area of 311.5 inches square.
24inch 16:10 monitor has viewing area of 258.8 inches square.

you have to fail miserably at maths to think going wider actually gives you more viewing space! marketing monkeys must be having a field day with this!
 
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It would make perfect sense if they were 1920x?? as the whole point of the first couple that aspect ratio was for viewing films without any letter boxing, that resolution makes little sense though.
 
That resolution makes a lot of sense for people with lots of applications.

Most applications need width more than height.

2560 x 1080 is the same as 2 1280 x 1024 monitors.

I use 2 monitors (1920 x 1200) but I want more width for more windows.

It would be cheaper and easier to replace my 2 current monitors with the above monitor than to get a 3rd monitor and a matrox triplehead.
 
Except - the same problem with all 1080p screens) - try opening up two pages side by side at 100% in word... You cut off the bottom... It makes far more sense to buy a single 2560x1440 27" screen for work. I would stick with your two 24" monitors personally.
 
It matches the aspect ratio most movies use - 2.35:1

1920 x 1.33 gives 2553, so you encode 1920x1080 (1080p) with 1.33:1 ratio pixels. Most films get scaled down at little and playback at 1920x812, so you end up with black bars still.

Can't say I'd care for it though - I like my vertical pixels. We've had a Toshiba Satellite U845W Ultrabook at work with the 1792 x 768 display and it was quite strange to work with.
 
i have 2 x 26" (can't buy this size at this resolution any more), I am not fussed about seeing a whole word document at 100%, it is more email, websites, SQL management studio, various web based apps and custom apps.
 
I like the black bars with films, makes it feel more like a movie :)

Super wide screen would be good for website design etc where you can have many applications/windows/tabs open at one for a smooth workflow.
 
gman said:
I like the black bars with films, makes it feel more like a movie :)

Super wide screen would be good for website design etc where you can have many applications/windows/tabs open at one for a smooth workflow.
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Not sure the advantage in losing the vertical space though as you aren't gaining any horizontal vs. a 30/27" monitor.
 
See what you mean, I just looked at the picture! lol I suppose you could stack them vertically but yes, better to just get a normal 27/30" monitor.
 
That's my point. Why would anyone loose verticals space?

It is a marketing dream, 2 more inches in the headline spec, but in actual fact it is an inferior product.
 
wuyanxu said:
That's my point. Why would anyone loose verticals space?

It is a marketing dream, 2 more inches in the headline spec, but in actual fact it is an inferior product.
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Why do you need vertical space? Most applications have side bars with options in

Wider is better than higher, it is hard enough looking over my 26" monitors, I really don't want higher.
 
LG - Worlds first...? I'm thinking they got trumped...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-066-DE

However, as I made for another forum...

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WHy spend £600 on a super wide screen monitor for anything but film watching if you can get even more pixels for the same price in a 27" monitor. When this aspect ratio drops down in price to £250-300 and competes with the 24" 1920x1080 screens it'll make much more sense as a cheap computer monitor.

Until then I think I'll stick with getting a 27" 2560x1440 monitor for £100 less...
 
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