16:9 or 16:10 that is the Q ?

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Hi I,m looking at widescreen monitors ,but am alittle puzzled about which type to get either a 16:9 or 16:10 i found this info , but still unsure what to do ? Help ! :confused:

16:10

more vertical viewing area for pc activities
black bars top and bottom for movies/tv series
costs more compared to 16:9 screens
consoles may not fill screen/stretch the image wrong depending on zoom/stretch options on screen (most screens have option to keep aspect ratio intact)
will be eventually phased out in favour of 16:9 screens
16:9

current standard screen aspect for majority of available video media
black bars top and bottom for 2.35:1 movies
1.78:1 movies and current tv series will fill the screen
console systems will fill the screen perfectly
cheaper than 16:10 screens
all future screens will be in 16:9
marginally less vertical viewing area for pc activities
 
If you want it for films or can't afford the extra go for 16x9, if you want it for computer stuff then go for 16x10.
 
I got a 1920x1080 monitor and was worried about it only being 16:9 but I don't notice it all really. Although I was using a 1680x1050 monitor before so I still actually gained 30 pixles of height.
 
16:10 definately, you get the extra screen area and when watching films, it just adds a couple of black bars that you don't even really see. :P
 
Personally I prefer 1920x1200 monitors over the 1080p versions, in the past game support was better for the 1200 versions but this is less of an issue now. There isn't much in it, it is really down to personal preference and what you can afford, the 1080p ones tend to be cheaper. So 16:10 for me.
 
16:10 because 16:9 is cr@p and only brought in to please movie watchers (who watches movies on their monitor anyhow?!)

I've got a 24" 16:9 monitor at work and find the vertical resolution extreemly limiting and no improvement at all over my home 22" 16:10 screen
 
I used to do that, but then I bought a 50" TV and hooked that up to my PC instead :)

Unless you sit close to a monitor the size tends to make them rather restrictive for watching a movie so I got a TV for movies and prefer 16:10 monitors for normal PC use.
 
Tweaker said:
Gamers will mostly go for the more real estate of pixels, for most stuff 16:9 does the job.
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And creators. Things like photo editing really use up the extra space. Having said that AFAIK most of the IPS panels and decent photo/graphic panels are still 16:10 at the moment.

Stonedofmoo said:
16:10 because 16:9 is cr@p and only brought in to please movie watchers (who watches movies on their monitor anyhow?!)

I've got a 24" 16:9 monitor at work and find the vertical resolution extreemly limiting and no improvement at all over my home 22" 16:10 screen
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Me, but then I'd still go for a 16:10 monitor...
 
I had a 16:10 and 16:9 side by side, I preferred the extra horizontal view in TF2 so I chose 16/9
 
I gave up on 16:10 when I came to the market again a month or two ago in search of a decent one... bought the U2410 and thought it was utter crap. I did however find the samsung 2343 @ 16:9 but with a 2048x1152 resolution... this makes up for lack of vertical space easily and have hardly noticed the difference. Add to that the fact I can buy 3 of them for the same price as a U2410? Id rather have 6144x1152 of real estate than 1920x1200 :rolleyes:
 
Use 16:10 at work, 16:9 at home, unless i've got them side by side I don't notice it at all, all modern games support 16:9 now.
 
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