Do you prefer widescreen or 4x3 monitors?

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Which do you prefer?

Widescreen 16x10 or 16x9 monitors
31
70%
Conventional 4x3 monitors
13
30%
 
Total votes: 44

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Arthur_Tuxedo
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As long as we're talking about aspect ratios, can anyone explain to me why the industry felt it necessary to make products for both 16:10 and 16:9? I mean seriously, what the fuck?
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Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:As long as we're talking about aspect ratios, can anyone explain to me why the industry felt it necessary to make products for both 16:10 and 16:9? I mean seriously, what the fuck?
Editing workstations. Editors want to be able to view their widescreen video and have toolbars or playback controls that don't obscure the video.
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