4:3 LCD's and 1600x1200 resolution?!

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Hi all, i'm after buying some monitors that are 1600x1200 resolution. Now from looking it doesnt look like anyone makes 4:3 LCD's anymore which is a bit of a pain, or i'm just not looking in the right place.

Does anyone know of any LCDs that can be bought, which are around 20inch's, 4:3 aspect ratio and can display a res of 1600x1200.

I know you can get 24inch widescreen LCD's which will do 1920x1200, but they are a bit pricey, and would take up too much room on my desk due to them being wide and me needing 2 of them.

Anyone any ideas?!
 
There were a couple of 4:3 1600 x 1200 screens made a number of years ago, but they were mainly aimed at the professional market and had suitably large price tags. Even if you were able to find one in stock somewhere, I doubt that the price would beat that of a modern 24" widescreen. Plus they are going to use outdated tech, so they will not look as good as a modern screen.

Probably not what you wanted to hear. :(

Unfortunately, the 4:3 format screen has all but disappeared. Manufacturers love the 16:10 widescreen because it has less display area than a similar sized 4:3, making them noticably cheaper to produce. The 16:9 format has even less display area compared with a similar sized 16:10, prompting another shift with the latest generation of screens.
 
I think Dell still make a 20" 4:3 1600x1200, and there are probably others.

As above they are/were expensive and you'd probably be better off with a decent 1920x1200 24" widescreen. If you really want a 4:3 display then a 24" widescreen with 1:1 pixel mapping would give you this with black bars down each side of the display.
 
Yeah there is the Dell 2007FP which is 20" 1600x1200 and can still be purchased new at around £285 to £355. Also HP and NEC have models as well as a few other manufacturers.

Second hand Dell 2001FPs go for around £75 to £125 + delivery on ebay.
 
It doesnt have to be 4:3, I was just hoping they'd be a bit cheaper than the 16:9/10 variants. Think i'll plump for a 1920x1200 screen, do they do this resolution on anything smaller than 24"?
 
CDj-Rossi said:
It doesnt have to be 4:3, I was just hoping they'd be a bit cheaper than the 16:9/10 variants. Think i'll plump for a 1920x1200 screen, do they do this resolution on anything smaller than 24"?
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Lenovo has done WUXGA (1920x1200) on a 22" monitor, but the dot pitch at that size is very small.
 
Imagine a 24" and 22" both at the same resolution say 1920x1200. Because the physical screen size is smaller, in order to fit the same number of pixels on they need to have a smaller dot pitch. So if comparing an identical text documents on both screens, it would be smaller and harder to read on the 22", but not just because the screen is smaller, if you get me...

That may be a poor explanation, but I can't seem to be able to write out what's in my head :o :p
 
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