<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Glenn Robuck <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:techravingmad@gmail.com">techravingmad@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<p>I dont find that the adjustment to 16x9 is such a big deal, it does change the size of my windows and I have to have them a bit higher up though.</p></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It's an adjustment that's painful and you have to mess around with your screen to get it "more or less okay" because 16:9 is ass. Here's why: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle</a> 16:10 is naturally pleasing to the eye. </div>
<div><br></div><div>The only reason people make excuses for it being "not much of an adjustment" is because *there is no alternative*. You can't buy a PC laptop (and we're nearly there with desktop LCDs) that aren't 16:9. Well, there's one alternative. Apple laptops. That said, their 11" MacBook Air is now 16:9. I dread the day Apple announces a new line and it's *all* 16:9. I guess I'll just have to find a new hobby because interacting with a computer will suck.</div>
</div><br>-- <br>Chris<br><br><br><br>