Widescreen on Laptops is teh suck!

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
Or you could get this

7.1 kilograms? jebus! that ain't a notebook!

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
Or you could get this

7.1 kilograms? jebus! that ain't a notebook!

Max Resolution 1280 x 1024 ( SXGA )

crappy screen too for a 17" laptop.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Kaervak

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
widescreen TVs :thumbsdown:

widescreen PDAs :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

widescreen Laptops :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

basically widescreen in general :thumbsdown:

Yeah having almost 2/3 of a widescreen frame cut off to fit my 4:3 TV is the ONLY way to watch.

That's some interesting math.

 

[archcommus]

Okay, so it appears from everyone's stated resolutions that pretty much all computer widescreen is 1.6:1. Which is crazy since all movies are like 1.85:1, or even 2.35:1!! If they were going to make the move to widescreen, why didn't they just copy movie ratios directly?

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Aimster
17" Dell Laptop..

1920x1200 here

:thumbsup:

Ditto.

Even on a larger wide screen, though, I understand the desire to have more height when working with applications. It only feels comfortable when certain programs aren't maximized... which in itself, is uncomfortable to me.

I usually just turn on an extra pane or something to fill the void.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: archcommus
Okay, so it appears from everyone's stated resolutions that pretty much all computer widescreen is 1.6:1. Which is crazy since all movies are like 1.85:1, or even 2.35:1!! If they were going to make the move to widescreen, why didn't they just copy movie ratios directly?

For the same reason that widescreen TVs are 16:9 instead of 1.85:1 or 2.35:1 - to work with ALL widescreen movies.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: archcommus
Okay, so it appears from everyone's stated resolutions that pretty much all computer widescreen is 1.6:1. Which is crazy since all movies are like 1.85:1, or even 2.35:1!! If they were going to make the move to widescreen, why didn't they just copy movie ratios directly?

For the same reason that widescreen TVs are 16:9 instead of 1.85:1 or 2.35:1 - to work with ALL widescreen movies.

So there are a good deal of movies that are "less widescreen" than 1.85:1? Such as 16:9? I figured they were all at least the former, if not all 2.35:1 nowadays.