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decided i'm going to buy a flatscreen monitor. i've been using a 17" widescreen on my laptop for the past 3 years, i'm wondering whether i should get a widescreen or normal ratio 19" flatscreen for this new computer..? what are the advantages and disadvantages of both? all i can think of is the fact that if i watch sopranos on a normal aspect ratio monitor, there'll be bigggg black bands at the top and bottom. but what about actually *using* the PC? |
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there are no particular disadvantages to using widescreen compared to a normal 4:3 screen.. as you say, with movies, etc, there are black lines top and bottom if the screen is 4:3 and the movie is 16:9, and I'd guess if you want to keep a proper aspect, there'd be black lines left and right if you watch 4:3 on a 16:9 (though I've never actually seen this.. most people seem to not mind the stretching, and just use the "stretch" function of their screens). However, there is probably going to be more 16:9 content than 4:3 content these days.. anyway, all other stuff, like programs, have no set aspect ratio, so they'll adapt, so.. yeah, go with 16:9. |
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cool buzz. and yeah, i've had those black stripes at the sides on my laptop.. so yeah, why not. 16:9 it is. and it'll look good too. |
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cropping the video in vlc takes care of the black bars from the sides of 4:3 files, which is pretty nifty if you are into that shit |
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don't spend yourr money. |
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Widescreen for sure. It can be a bit crappy with some games, but the benefits far outweigh the cons. You'd never go back to a 4:3 TV after buying a widescreen TV afterall :) |
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And yeah like Mr. Vlari says, many of the better media players allow you to stretch/crop the display so that it fits onto a widescreen display without side bars. Media Player Classic is a good one, and VLC works well too. Most TV/movie media is widescreen these days, so it makes sense to watch it in the native format. Just be careful, because many monitors are actually 16:10 instead of the standard 16:9, so some stretching is still gonna occur. |
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i'm thinking of .. the ratio says 500:1? the other boxy one is on that page. |
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but, but, won't the picture be, you know, all cropped and shit? |
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widescreen |
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My current laptop I've had for about a year is widescreen. I'm certainly not going to go back. |
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Thats the contrast ratio, silly :) For contrast, higher is generally better. |
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but don't expect too much from lcds; lcds have the worst contrast. |
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