16:10 - RIP

titreano · 31 Jul 2011 at 20:30

Seraph said:
1920x1080

16:9 then

Disco Boy · 31 Jul 2011 at 22:01

I agree. Especially for laptops. I have a new laptop which I am dead chuffed with, except it's the wrong ratio

elmuzzy66. · 1 Aug 2011 at 02:11

New dell 24" is coming at 16:10

spleenharvester · 1 Aug 2011 at 02:23

I love my 16:9. Probably be blown away if I was using 16:10 like but

Zarf · 1 Aug 2011 at 07:15

annoying stuff, have a perfectly good 24" 16:10, but want to go eyefinity so i'll eventually have to replace it with a 16:9 ... extra expense for a downgrade

Klo · 1 Aug 2011 at 09:31

Doesn't it allow the screen makers to give you less screen for the save price, saving money?

LiamJ · 1 Aug 2011 at 10:04

16:10 is just so much more practical. Using a 16:9 at a friend's house aggravated me so much, and that was only web browsing.

PCM2 · 1 Aug 2011 at 10:09

elmuzzy66. said:
New dell 24" is coming at 16:10

Yes indeed, and so is the upcoming Samsung S24A850DW. I think the OP was making the point that it was 'RIP' as far as mainstream monitors are concerned - it certainly isn't 'RIP' full stop. There has yet to be a 24" 16:9 IPS panel released and Samsung seem to be continuing on with that with their PLS panels.

Trana · 2 Aug 2011 at 08:12

Evoss said:
Why do they make these 120hz monitors which gamers will be interested in and put them at 16:9?[/LQUOTE]

Because 16:9 is far better for gaming. Games are made for 16:9.

I really hate 16:10 which means smaller field of view and black bars.

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 2 Aug 2011 at 08:17

Trana said:
Evoss said:

Why do they make these 120hz monitors which gamers will be interested in and put them at 16:9?[/LQUOTE]

Because 16:9 is far better for gaming. Games are made for 16:9.

I really hate 16:10 which means smaller field of view and black bars.

Click to expand...

Pleased someone posted that now we can start hating consoles for bringing in the 16:9 ratio seen in games

Evoss · 2 Aug 2011 at 10:31

Trana said:
Because 16:9 is far better for gaming. Games are made for 16:9.

I really hate 16:10 which means smaller field of view and black bars.

The door is in the top right -^.

Games are far superior in 16:10, you are doing something very wrong if you have black bars, your probably playing on a console lol... This is PC forums, not console fan boy forum

monographix · 2 Aug 2011 at 11:35

Energize said:
Everyone already has a 50" plasma, we don't want to watch TV on a 22" monitor.

The main issue is that for the majority of applications 16:9 is not most suitable, eg artwork, photography, web browsing, it results in loads of wasted space.

+1

monographix · 2 Aug 2011 at 11:45

the media industry should better had opted for the 16:10. The "feel" difference watching a movie in 16:9 or croped to 16:10 is absolutely negligible while working and gaming in 16:9 is way more obviously annoying especially in less than 25". This way both worlds could had been served properly.

Currently 16:9 can make maybe sense on 27" + or in general solely TV screens or movies / TV dedicated computers

Trana · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:40

@Evoss
You dont know what you are talking about.

If a game doesnt support 16:10 you get black bars.

If the game does support 16:10 you get a loss in Field of View.

Evoss · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:55

Trana said:
@Evoss
You dont know what you are talking about.

If a game doesnt support 16:10 you get black bars.

If the game does support 16:10 you get a loss in Field of View.

Don't know what world your from, but games have the ability to change field of view and besides, aspect ratio has nothing to do with FOV xD

I have never played a modern game that has black bars ^^

Looks like someone doesn't know what they are talking about

Energize · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:07

Trana said:
@Evoss
You dont know what you are talking about.

If a game doesnt support 16:10 you get black bars.

If the game does support 16:10 you get a loss in Field of View.

Field of view is not related to aspect ratio, you can have a wide range of fov's at any aspect ratio. I don't know of any game that can't be set to 16:10 one way or another.

Trana · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:39

It is rare that you come across two fools in the same thread.

Just google 'Field of view' and 'games'. I dont have time to explain basic knowledge.

Energize · 2 Aug 2011 at 16:56

You haven't tried googling it yourself then? Because you would see the myriad of fov alterations that are performed simply by editing the ini files or providing command line arguments in games.

Trana · 2 Aug 2011 at 17:04

Energize said:
You haven't tried googling it yourself then? Because you would see the myriad of fov alterations that are performed simply by editing the ini files or providing command line arguments in games.

Some games can be hacked yes. But it doesnt change the fact that the 16:9 FOV is bigger by default.

Marvin · 2 Aug 2011 at 17:10

Trana said:
Some games can be hacked yes. But it doesnt change the fact that the 16:9 FOV is bigger by default.

Is it? Forgive me for joining the others in being fools, but I have no issues with using 90° or 100° FOVs in games with my 16:10. I've also never seen black bars in any PC game where FOV matters (racing, shooting, action, RPG), and even the majority of Indie games get it right too. I've also never had to do any hacks to get it working.