aspect ratios are going the wrong way

[Tyler Aviss]

Movie-wise - and possibly for games - it's not good.

For general computing or coding that could be useful /w horizontally
stacked windows (editor+debug etc).
On Mar 14, 2013 11:55 AM, "Lennart Sorensen" <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>
wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 02:37:06PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> > Dell has a new 29" monitor on sale today for $529.99
> > <
> http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=225-4201
> >
> >
> > Pixel count: 2560 x 1080
> > That's 4^3 : 3^3!
> >
> > We went from 4:3  (old fashioned TV, 20th centurty monitors)
> > to 4^1.63 : 3^1.63 (1920:1200)
> > to 4^2 : 3^2 (HD TV)
> > to 4^3 : 3^3 (this goofy monitor)
> >
> > 16:12 == 4:3
> > 16:10 == 1920:1200 == 2560:1600 (the best ratio you can get these days)
> > 16:9 == 4^2 : 3^2
> > 16:6.75 == 4^3 : 3^3
> >
> > So two of these monitors, stacked, would be fairly close to good old
> > fashioned 4:3.
> >
> > In the limit, we will have a single row of pixels stretching around
> > the room.
>
> Well 16:9 is popular because that's what HDTV uses.
>
> I think Dell is aiming that one at people that like two monitors side
> by side, but hate the bezel down the middle (which really is annoying).
>
> So you are essentially getting two 1280x1080 displays side by side
> without the bezel in the middle.
>
> Also a lot of movie theatres are 2.35:1 these days which matches pretty
> much what this does.
>
> And it is conviniently the 2560 width of the 30" monsters, but with 1080
> height matching full HD video height.  Seems like it is somewhat a 30"
> 2560x1600 panel cut down in height.  Probably not quite that simple
> though.  I know they also have 2560x1440 screens.
>
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