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.
I am planning on buying three 16x9 screens in the near future but I plan on using two of them in portrait mode on each side of the middle one in landscape mode. Works great for video and photo editing as well as coding. On Apr 23, 2011 12:16 PM, "Joe Holloway" jholloway7@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Glenn Robuck techravingmad@gmail.comwrote:
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.
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: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle 16:10 is naturally pleasing to the eye.
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.
I don't see the issue with 16:9 vs 16:10. Maybe, I'm just unnatural. I don't find my laptop hard to use. Nor is it painful. I actually like it. I've stuck my task panel on the side of the screen, freeing up that space at the bottom. Never liked that on the bottom anyway. Now the panel is on the side and out of my way, and I lose no screen real estate in the process.
Also, my laptop has a Realtek gigabit ethernet and it's never caused any trouble. So not seeing the issue about Realtek. I suppose it's all dependent on what kind of parts you get inside. Every maker has some cheap wimpy device that is a pain. But nothing ever stays the same companies with good parts one day have junk the next. Who'd have thought a few years ago that Gigabyte would be making the absolute best MBs? Although that comment may spark a religious war.
My HP dv7 isn't top of the line, but it's not ultra cheap either. Everything works save the fingerprint scanner, and no one has a driver for it yet. I had to tweak nothing. Not even the video camera which kicked in on me one night in a chat. It was quite a surprise to see my ugly mug staring back at me. Then again my wife's ultra-cheap Black Friday Asus special has run flawlessly for years. Best damn stocking stuffer I ever bought. Go figure. Sound is a bit on the weak side though. What'd'ya want for $200?
Jack
--- On Sat, 4/23/11, Christofer C. Bell christofer.c.bell@gmail.com wrote:
From: Christofer C. Bell christofer.c.bell@gmail.com Subject: Re: Buying a New Laptop To: "Kclug" kclug@kclug.org Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 12:09 PM
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Glenn Robuck techravingmad@gmail.com wrote:
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. 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: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle 16:10 is naturally pleasing to the eye.
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Glenn Robuck techravingmad@gmail.com wrote:
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.
I am planning on buying three 16x9 screens in the near future but I plan on using two of them in portrait mode on each side of the middle one in landscape mode. Works great for video and photo editing as well as coding.
Three 16:10 would be better still ;) Maybe putting two or three of them side-by-side in portrait mode would make it somewhat tolerable, but I consider myself lucky if I can get any multi-head configuration to work properly, let alone getting that fancy with it.
I guess it's all a matter of personal preference, but I hope I still have a choice the next time I'm in the market for a new display. As an aside, I've heard of people that enjoy writing code on netbooks, but the thought of that makes me cringe. Getting maximum code on a screen at once is important to me, which is also why I stick to 80-column code conventions whereby I can easily fit two or three different sections of code side-by-side on a single display.
I wish these kids coding on their netbooks would stay off my lawn!
On Apr 23, 2011 12:16 PM, "Joe Holloway" jholloway7@gmail.com wrote:
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