Laptop Widescreens...

[bihus]

Why do laptop manufacturers keep releasing widescreen displays?...

Is it just me that hate them?

 

[freerider]

Isn't it 16:9 instead of 16:10?

 

[TechZ]

I love my 16:9 widescreen lappy (they come in 16:10 as well)

its excellent for documents, browsing, irc, not games that much, but most games are Widescreen friendly now as well, also most tv shows are

you get bigger keys, more palm resting space, but the downside is that they are wider and take up more space in that way.

 

[SL65]

Isn't it 16:9 instead of 16:10?

Yeh thats what I though...

Oh and yes I hate them too. We have one which we use on holiday etc...
Its so annoying finding a correct resolution wallpaper for it! Besides, I hate widescreens in general. Nothing beats the box.

 

[bone]

i prefer everything but the pc resolution

have no idea what it is, but if a tv is rectangular, why does a pc screen have to be square? so annoying when watching tv on my pc

 

[Buba]

^^@SL65 Gonna have a hard time... Nothing is produced in 4:3 anymore.

16:9 all the way, most games offers some resolutions for that as well...

And for movies and series its gonna be perfect. Especially sine more and more 1920x1080/1200 display come out
I wanna have a 16:9 Digicam as well...

Buba

 

[avanti]

it is 16:9, I have a 16" Sony Vaio widescreen, I like it a lot. Why don't you like widescreen?

 

[Xeon SX]

All of u that hate widescreens, try watching DVDs on your computers.

 

[bihus]

It's 16:10. 1680x1050, 1280x800, do the maths...
16:9 are the tv screens. They can do some 16:9, now, but the majority is 16:10.

 

[flyingfridge]

I love the widescreens. I even went and got a widescreen for my PC.

 

[dodgey]

Mine's a widescreen notebook. (16:10, although they should all standardise to 16:9!!)

It took a bit of getting used to, but I do like it.

 

[TechZ]

the 4:3 is almost and pretty much dead, give it a few yrs, it will be all widescreen, already if you watch tv in 4:3 you are losing picture, so best get a widescreen now

 

[Ultra_Kool_Dude]

I love my 17" widescreen - 1440x900.

 

[astroboymoto]

I love my 20" widescreen - 1680 x 1050.
EDIT: that's desktop

Lappy is only 15" WS

 

[Ianspeed]

Wide for all time. 15" Powerbook @ 1280x854... yeah, apple...

 

[astroboymoto]

^^ same here

 

[TechZ]

widescreen wins, you squares

 

[bihus]

In TV I agree that you lose with 4:3, but not with laptops.
For me to have the same amount of info I now have in my 4:3 14" 1400x1050 laptop, I'll need a heavier 15" 1680x1050. The right part of the screen is usually empty, so why do I need to make it bigger? The only thing it will force me to do, is to put my launch bar on the side, so I can have a balanced viewing area.
I want a laptop computer, not a laptop movie viewer...