21:9 aspect ratio coming

[Nightglow]

LG has just announced 21:9 aspect ratio monitors.
A 29" (2560 x 1080) display, might be here in time for Christmas, only 119 days & a few hours away.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/27/lg-ea93-ultrawidescreen-ea83-wqhd-monitor/

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/27/vizio-xvt-cinemawide-tv-goes-on-sale/

 

[titaniumx3]

Nice to have such an option, but I hope to god that this doesn't become the norm like 16:9 did, over the previous 16:10.

 

[Duff-Man]

I would actually welcome this change in ratio...

I have a triple-screen 16:10 setup, but it's a little too wide for practical use (in gaming anyway). A 21:9 screen at (say) 3730x1600 or similar, and around 40", would be ideal. Basically the same height and pixel density as a 2560x1600 16;10 screen, but with extra width

 

[andybird123]

I like the idea of a wider screen but 29 inch and 1080 is too small, as duff man says bigger would be better!

 

[sadbuttrue]

16:9 is already too wide....

 

[djkav]

I like the idea of a wider screen but 29 inch and 1080 is too small, as duff man says bigger would be better!

Its not really too small for 1080.

Based on my current monitor:

LG W2363D which is a 23" (16:9), w:20 h:11.25 inches.

The LG EA93 at 29" (21:9) for the same h:11.25 would be w26.5 inches.

I'd be happy with those dimensions.

 

[yashiro]

According to Phillips the ratio isn't very popular. http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/28/3273716/philips-cinema-21-9-tvs-discontinued

 

[Katsumoto]

I think 16:9 is about as wide as i'd want to go to be honest. Any wider is just.... wrong.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Great for movies and video editing.
Would be horrible for desktop.

 

[djkav]

According to Phillips the ratio isn't very popular. http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/28/3273716/philips-cinema-21-9-tvs-discontinued

That's for tellys. That ratio is only good for DVD or BluRay that supports that res. Normal programming doesn't.

For computers, its a whole different matter. Games, desktop can support that resolution. Having multiple windows open along side of each other.

 

[FoxEye]

Why continue to make them flat, why not make them curved? Any wider than 16:9 and you're going to have to move your chair left and right to see the ends of the screen properly

Now a really wide screen that was shaped like a curve that you sat in the centre of, I could understand the logic behind this more.

 

[felton1592]

What price are we expecting? I'm on the verge of buying a Samsung 120hz monitor, but i'd wait for this if affordable.

 

[Uncle Petey]

Triple projection, curved screen, edge blending and winning lottery ticket ftw!

 

[Dark Light]

21:9 would be nice, but only if it was a decent size like 32" at like 3840 x 1620.

 

[Merlin5]

Hands on:

http://www.reghardware.com/2012/08/31/lg_stretches_monitor_range_lg_ea93_ea83_21_9_monitors/

 

[felton1592]

Hands on:

http://www.reghardware.com/2012/08/31/lg_stretches_monitor_range_lg_ea93_ea83_21_9_monitors/

Looks like 2 4:3 monitors joined So any guesses on pricing? I'd have to buy my 120hz monitor anyway as deal is running out but supposed I could sell in the future

 

[Merlin5]

I bet it'll be around £800?

 

[felton1592]

I bet it'll be around £800?

Won't be buying then Shame, but for films I'd love something like that

 

[covenantuk]

For the love of all that's holy, make something above 1080. It's simply unacceptable to limit computing to that vertical resolution just because of movies.

 

[Merlin5]

Won't be buying then Shame, but for films I'd love something like that

It's just a wild guess of course, could be much lower. I sort of guesstimated it might be about half the price of that 58" Vizio TV linked by the OP.