Rotating monitor ? widescreen?

Seirrah · 20 Jan 2006 at 10:46

In addition to normal use (browsing, games etc) I am also going to be using my pc for a lot of word processing as I have to write my thesis :eek:

I was wondering how helpful it is to be able to work in 'portrait' mode when word processing. Furthermore I'd imagine the screen ratio of a widescreen monitor would help even more, but I've never seen one that could rotate anyway (as they'd probably be unable too unless the axis was high from the desk/table, ...do they exist ?

Any info would be great.

Ta

Seirrah

Raymond Lin · 20 Jan 2006 at 10:47

2405 does it, 2005 too may be

Seirrah · 20 Jan 2006 at 10:56

Ooh, so some do.

I don't do Dell though .

Hamish · 20 Jan 2006 at 10:57

2005FWP does too

flip · 20 Jan 2006 at 11:03

I've seen a vesa monitor stand that you can attach to any vesa screen and it has rotate, tilt, give height adjustment etc, think it was about £35

it was called "Ergotron Neo-Flex LCD Stand"

so you can then rotate any almost tft

Hamish · 20 Jan 2006 at 11:10

Heres pics: itunes and word

Seirrah · 20 Jan 2006 at 11:26

Nice. Would you say it actually helped though ? (compared to a normal screen in portrait, or compared to simply horizontal)

Hamish · 20 Jan 2006 at 11:39

Not really, the top is too high and you have to look up and down a lot.

Seirrah · 20 Jan 2006 at 11:45

ok, thanks for your help.

Raymond Lin · 20 Jan 2006 at 12:03

I normal 4:3 monitor is great for vertical work like this, my current Acer does it and it's fab. If only 2 Flaws.

1 - TN panel means the not so good vertical viewing angle now becomes the horizontal one.

2 - When you scroll down the page, you you can really tell its refreshing the page from Top to bottom (or right to left as you look at it.).

Seirrah · 20 Jan 2006 at 13:25

good point regarding the viewing angles !