I'm talking about a computer monitor... would buying a regular square flat screen be silly if I can get a widescreen cheaper? And is Acer a good brand?
2007-09-12 09:59:10 · 4 answers · asked by AlisonFox(y) 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
The widescreen can be better if you're going to watch widescreen TV or DVd's on your monitor; or if you're going to open two applications, side by side. But, the height of the screen is less than the standard 19" monitor. This is why it's cheaper-fewer total pixels. In order to get a widescreen with the same height as a standard 19", you would have to get a 23" widescreen.
2007-09-12 10:11:31 · answer #1 · answered by jjki_11738 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The widescreen has less area of glass and fewer pixels than a regular monitor.
If you tend to have one window open, then many web pages are a fixed width, so the extra height of a regular aspect ratio is better than the widescreen. A two page document view fits much better onto a regular aspect ratio than the widescreen.
If you tend to have multiple windows open then some people prefer them spread across the extra width of the widescreen.
If you are going to watch movies on the monitor, either DVDs or HD off the web, then the 16:9 aspect ratio movie is going to fill the 16:10 widescreen a lot better than the 5:4 regular.
There is no clear advantage to either, it depends a lot on what you are going to use it for the most.
2007-09-12 18:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honestly wouldn't recommend a 19" WS, they're just too small. I went from a 19" regular to 22" WS and love it. Check your favorite games to be sure they support widescreen. WS is great for movies, but unless you're going to sit up close, the 19" is again really too small. One thing I did was go to see the different sizes in person. They can help you get an idea of whether you'd be comfortable with the size.
2007-09-12 11:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Widescreen usually gives you more of the picture. It is just shown smaller and matted with black bars, so that you can see the entire image. Fullscreen usually blows up the picture and crops off the sides and occasionally the top and bottom. You want an example: Watch "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" in both versions. If you were to watch a screen that says the "Quest for the Holy Grail" in full-screen, you will notice that the L has been removed from pan-and-scan. If you were to watch the exact movie in widescreen, that scence is left intact.
2016-03-13 03:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋