TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago
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Yeah, that's the kind of article you write when you're hungover as hell and your editor wants content but you know he won't check what you actually published.
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I, uh,
I read TWO of the five reasons and I'm already at full wtf.- A glance is faster than a click. If you have to bring a window forward it slows you down and over time can eat into how well you're getting things done.
Well, yeah, splitscreen is a thing regardless of aspect ratio. Just have a high enough resolution/screen size and it'll work with any aspect ratio.
- The Windows start screen actually becomes useful. All those tiles make sense in a nice wide screen where a start menu can be tiny and hard to see.
I, uh, what? Is the writer still on Windows 8?
is he on about? And if he finds the start menu tiny and hard to see maybe he should consider increasing the size of the UI instead.- Games and movies look great. I mean, that video presentation you've been working on looks great. But also games and movies. Which are essential to refreshing your productivity.
THAT MAKES EVEN MORE NO GODDAMN SENSE! (I also accidentally hit caps lock but I'll just leave that as-is. My subconscious wants me to scream at it and who am I to disagree?) How does me playing a game in widescreen make me more productive compared to playing it in 4:3? Gah! 
- It's more flexible. With one big widescreen you can emulate two or four separate monitors or even do picture in picture, whatever fits the project you're working on at the time best. With physically separate monitors that's problematic.
I wonder what he'd do if he would find out you can use two or even three (or more) widescreen monitors in a multi-monitor setup? And still, I can do picture-in-picture on a 4:3 monitor too. It's not based off aspect ratio!
- It cuts down on hardware. Instead of couple 20-inch monitors you might find a 34-inch monitor gives you all; the viewing space you need! Plus, it may be easier not having that gap between two monitors.
I really don't understand the need for a monitor that big. I find 24-27" the sweet spot. Any bigger gets kinda excessive and also a bit low on the ppi, which makes the picture look shit unless the monitor is on the other side of the room. And he also misses the benefits of running two widescreen monitors. Also; extra semicolon detected.
Now that you see the big picture, put those old 20-inchers up for auction and use the proceeds to join the expansive life of the widescreen monitor.
I switched to widescreen, oh, 10 years ago or so. When most of the world started doing it. (Still use my old 17" 5:4 screen, though, for my old computers.)
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@atazhaia said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
How does me playing a game in widescreen make me more productive compared to playing it in 4:3? Gah!
I think that was a badly executed joke. Games and movies. I mean that video presentation. You'll totally be more productive when
playing gamescreating video presentations
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@atazhaia said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
I really don't understand the need for a monitor that big.
For most cases I tend to agree, but there are exceptions. In any case, strangest monitor setup I have (recently) seen: Large Ultra-Wide Curved in Portrait Mode with a Standup Desk.....Developers on that team swore by it....
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@thecpuwizard How the hell do you use that? You either have to look way up to see the top of the screen, or you're standing up at a normal height desk and reaching way down for the mouse and keyboard... or the monitor is ultrawide but like 10 inches.
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@atazhaia said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
- Games and movies look great. I mean, that video presentation you've been working on looks great. But also games and movies. Which are essential to refreshing your productivity.
THAT MAKES EVEN MORE NO GODDAMN SENSE! (I also accidentally hit caps lock but I'll just leave that as-is. My subconscious wants me to scream at it and who am I to disagree?) How does me playing a game in widescreen make me more productive compared to playing it in 4:3? Gah! That was a joke, in the vein of fake justification to cover for what you really mean.
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@dreikin Yeah, it's clear now it was a poorly executed joke. My second point, however, still stands. My productivity doesn't increase by increasing the first number in relation to the second number in the aspect ratio. And definitely not by increasing the second number in relation to the first number, as in the example @TheCPUWizard gave above.
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@blek said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
@thecpuwizard How the hell do you use that? You either have to look way up to see the top of the screen, or you're standing up at a normal height desk and reaching way down for the mouse and keyboard... or the monitor is ultra wide but like 10 inches.
Seems the curvature makes the head up/down motion a non problem (for them!)... Have to admit you see massive amounts of text [length]
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@atazhaia said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
a 34-inch monitor gives you all; the viewing space you need!
Also; extra semicolon detected.
More focus should be on this IMO. What's that semicolon doing there?
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@atazhaia said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
@dreikin Yeah, it's clear now it was a poorly executed joke. My second point, however, still stands. My productivity doesn't increase by increasing the first number in relation to the second number in the aspect ratio. And definitely not by increasing the second number in relation to the first number, as in the example @TheCPUWizard gave above.
That was part of the joke. The "point" was that it makes media look better. Productivity gains aren't really what it's about; that's just a red herring.
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@jaloopa said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
@atazhaia said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
How does me playing a game in widescreen make me more productive compared to playing it in 4:3? Gah!
I think that was a badly executed joke. Games and movies. I mean that video presentation. You'll totally be more productive when
playing gamescreating video presentationsSTOP SHOOTING ALIENS.
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@atazhaia said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
I really don't understand the need for a monitor that big. I find 24-27" the sweet spot. Any bigger gets kinda excessive and also a bit low on the ppi, which makes the picture look shit unless the monitor is on the other side of the room. And he also misses the benefits of running two widescreen monitors. Also; extra semicolon detected.
Some good reasons for a monitor that big:
- You prefer your monitor further away. Not everyone sits the same distance away, and having more space in front of your monitor gives you more room for other stuff on your desk.
- Graphics and design work. Not just for yourself, but for showing to other people.
- Vision problems. Easier for blinder people to read and see.
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@blek said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
How the hell do you use that?
Maybe they were used to working in submarines.
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Wait, do people even sell 4:3 monitors anymore? I was fairly certain the only way to attain such archaic technology was by going to a flea market.
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I don't even use external monitors. Never needed them.
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@lorne-kates said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
STOP SHOOTING ALIENS.
NEVER !!!
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Widescreen is nice, but it doesn't have to be that wide. Long live 16:10!
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@the_quiet_one said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
Wait, do people even sell 4:3 monitors anymore? I was fairly certain the only way to attain such archaic technology was by going to a flea market.
Nah, these days it's 12:9 monitors. 4:3 is too outdated. Gotta fit in with the 16:9 and 21:9 crowd.
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@pie_flavor said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
I don't even use external monitors. Never needed them.
Ah, a Mac user then?
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@tsaukpaetra said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
@pie_flavor said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
I don't even use external monitors. Never needed them.
Ah, a Mac user then?
Can't abide the fucking things.
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@lorne-kates said in TechRepublic tells the world what we all knew 10 years ago:
STOP SHOOTING ALIENS.
No. XCOM 2 is fun!
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