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16:9 Monitor?
I'm thinking if I should get a normal 4:3 LDC monitor or one in 16:9. What do you think? I already have an HDTV so I won't need the monitor to watch movies but it could be helpful in editing movies and sound since the view is wider but how would it look in gaming? Does it just strech it out (which looks hideous)? Is there also a list out there which shows games with 16:9 support?
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Basically, look at the games you play most often, get them updated. Do they support 16:10 sized resolutions? Would playing them in 4:3 on a 16:10 monitor bother you a lot? How does that balance against the niceties of having a widescreen monitor for general desktop/application computing? That's not a decision we can help you with. I'm a big fan of widescreen displays, for desktop AND gaming, but the only games I really play are WoW and HL2 (and other Source games), all of which support 16:10 display modes in their engines natively. So it works out perfectly for my situation. There's nowhere I can't reach.
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I use a widescreen monitor and love it. A number of games do not support it, but it doesn't bother me.
As for a compatibility list this is pretty good: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com...itle=Main_Page This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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If you are looking to get a new monitor these days, the only reason I can think of getting a 4:3 ratio monitor over a widescreen is because you need a high native resolution such as 1600x1200 on a 19" screen. To get a 1920x1200 native widescreen resolution , you normally need to purchase a 24-inch screen minimum. But remember that you need some pretty beefy hardware to run games at that kind of resolution.
As for 4:3 pictures on a 16:10 (as killmoms mentioned, this is the widescreen ratio used for computer monitors) they almost all have options to prevent the picture from being stretched. Similar to how to black bars are present on top and bottom of a widescreen picture on a 4:3 monitor, a 16:10 monitor is able to put black bars to the left and right of a 4:3 picture to preserve screen ratio. But being that everything is being moved from 4:3 to a 16:9 or 16:10 screen ratio, I would not buy a non-widescreen monitor at this point. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Thanks for your help guys!
I think I'm probably gona get this one http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1138083976140 It's got the native solution I wan't to a reasonable price. I checked it out by myself at ebay and think this oun could be the right one since I really don't wanna spend more than 500$ on that. I was speaking idiomatically. |
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?
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Thanks for to inform me on that monitor. It has even a S-IPS panel which the bestbuy one doesn't have. Looks really good and even with the full price it's still (a little bit) cheaper. DO you know if Dell is shipping with USPS? I HATE UPS. How ya doing, buddy?
Last edited by Elrasiel; Jun 18, 2006 at 09:19 AM.
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What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?
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Yeah I'm probably gona go with that. At least the shipping is free as well but why did you have to sell it?
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Dell Small Business shipped both of my 2007WFPs via DHL. Buy them though Dell Small Business. It seems this departments prefers using DHL over UPS.
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Hoe long does it usualy take for shipping?
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I got mine in 2 days after order even though I paid for normal ground shipping. I had them shipped to my office though which is a fairly large business that receives a huge amount of packages from each courier every day.
I'd say 5 days at most if you happen to live in the middle of nowhere. I was speaking idiomatically. |
That's really fast. I live in LA so it shouldn't take long.
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im waitin on a deal for the 2007wfp... the guys on here also got me convinced to get one, and it looks like the banding issues have been solved
**edit this morning i got this in my email on the forums it says to be sure to get the A02 revision, to order after july 1st but with this sale im not waiting (this is a week sale i believe so the last day will be june 28) How ya doing, buddy?
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THANKS ALOT!!
Just ordered it. If it's not the A02 I'm gona send it back by 7th of july for replacement. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
i just ordered it yesterday, and amazingly it says its supposed to be delivered today, so we'll see, im ready to see if its a02, it shipped from austin, tx, and i've read on dell forums that the a02 revisions are manufactured in mexico? haha so maybe becaues of the geography ill have a a02
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In my mail it says Estimated Ship Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Does that mean it will leave then or I will receive it on that date? I just hope that I'm getting it before end of next week. Where can I see from which place they shipped it? This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
dell should provide a dhl tracking number then go to dhl's site and itll provide more specific details about the shipping (including where it was shipped from), im sure yours is already on its way
but, dhl's estimated ship date for mine was wrong (it was yesterday) its still in waco, which is about 3 hrs from here I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I just wrote a email to dell complaining about the shipping date since I wan't the monitor by the end of next week.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
You realize it does take some time for a monitor to be shipped across the country, right?
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Nope, not with 3 DAYS OF PROCESSING befor it will even get shipped. Normaly you receive it in a few days and not over a whole week. That would be just idiotic service to be correct...
Double Post: Wow the email suppot is really greate. They just changed my order in to next day shipping without additional cost (I whoudl get it on monday)! Well that's what I call a greate support ;-) Now let's just hope we got the A02 rev. FELIPE NO
Last edited by Elrasiel; Jun 25, 2006 at 09:50 AM.
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i got mine today, but it was a00...
just sent ChrisM a private message on dell forums, hopefully ill get a a02 soon, but it looks fine right now, i havnt got to mess with it much, too busy with school =/ What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
I can't believe they are still shipping Rev A00s. They must be just trying to dump the things off on people and hope those not aware of the problem just keep the monitors without and complaints.
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