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Why aren't iMacs 16:10?
- Thread starter Sam Spade
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Because it leaves some room on the screen for the Dock while playing a fullscreen movie.
Seriously, the manufacturers that have gone to 16:9 ratios have fewer pixels, less screen real estate, etc. The screens don't get any wider, just shorter. I don't see the benefit.
16:10 doesnt have more space...
16:9 is better because it works better with everything.
Buying 16:10 today is like buying a boat if you need to travel on land.
Yes, it does. It has more vertical space, which is great for working on stuff since you can see more vertically. There are no stupid people; only stupid comments. Where is that damn down vote?
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Because most panels in that size are 16:9, so it's cheaper.
Well, every time I call a spade a spade on this forum I get a moderator warning so I am trying to do it indirectly.*
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Oh, dear.
it is the golden ratio... it is used all across apple's designs. it is 1.6:1 --or in this case 16:10
here are some.
http://paulmmartinblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/apple-and-the-golden-ratio/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
here are some.
http://paulmmartinblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/apple-and-the-golden-ratio/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
Golden ratio. Who cares?
Apple phase out 16:10 just as everyone else. Apple just make it slower.
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so?
2048x1152 is a 16:9 resolution and has more space than 1920x1200.
So 16:9 has more space than 16:10?
Great logics man!!!
You said "16:9 has more horizontal space".
bogatyr then said:
"1920x1080 vs 1920x1200
Which has more space?"
The answer is 1920x1200 (16:10). Same width as 1920x1080 (16:9), but with a higher vertical resolution.
If you have two resolutions of the same width, and one is 16:9 while the other is 16:10, the resolution that is 16:10 will give more space.
bogatyr then said:
"1920x1080 vs 1920x1200
Which has more space?"
The answer is 1920x1200 (16:10). Same width as 1920x1080 (16:9), but with a higher vertical resolution.
If you have two resolutions of the same width, and one is 16:9 while the other is 16:10, the resolution that is 16:10 will give more space.
Take a 16:9 ratio resolution (2048x1152). Now compare it to the same 16:10 ratio resolution (2048x1280). See the difference? 16:10 will always have more vertical space.
My god, man, is your logic interpreter broken? You cannot compare 1920 and 2160. You compare the same horizontal resolutions and then apply the aspect ratio. Do you not understand this? The horizontal resolution must be kept constant to apply the aspect ratio.
A monitor with 1920 horizontal pixels and a 16:10 ratio will have a 1920x1200 resolution. The monitor with a 16:9 aspect ratio will have a 1920x1080 resolution. 16:10 is better for productivity. To argue against this is nonsensical.
so?
If you have two resolutions of the same height, and one is 16:9 while the other is 16:10, the resolution that is 16:9 will give more space.
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Seriously man. You dont even understand what aspect ratio means.
Please read and come back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_aspect_ratio
Seriously, did you even read that article? I can't believe someone actually up voted your post as well. Thank you for ruining this discussion with stupidity.
Man, I hate these arguments.
Look, if you have two monitors that both have 15" diagonals, and one is a 16x9 ratio and the other a 16x10, the 16x10 will be narrower than the 16x9 but still have a slightly higher area. If you do the trigonometry, you'll find:
More to the point, if you look at common resolutions you'll see 1600x900 [16:9] and 1680x1050 [16:10]; 1920x1080 [16:9] and 1900x1200 [16:10]. Among similar *available* resolutions, even when the 16:9 has higher horizontal resolution, the common 16:10 has more total pixels.
Additionally, except when watching movies full-screen [and letterboxing a 1080p video on a 1900x1200 screen doesn't really make your movie any smaller], people tend to need additional vertical space more than they need additional horizontal space.
You don't need loooooonger lines of text, because that's illegible, but it'd be nice to have to scroll less.
Even if you move your dock to the side or hide it, all those toolbars on your browser and word processor and email editor are taking up vertical rather than horizontal space and leaving you fewer and fewer lines of actual content you can see at once.
And most cameras out there take photos in a 4:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio, so you need even more vertical space and less horizontal space than a 16:10 screen gives you if you want to make the most of your screen when viewing or editing them.
Look, if you have two monitors that both have 15" diagonals, and one is a 16x9 ratio and the other a 16x10, the 16x10 will be narrower than the 16x9 but still have a slightly higher area. If you do the trigonometry, you'll find:
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16x9 16x10
width 13.07 12.72
height 7.35 7.95
area 96.14 101.12More to the point, if you look at common resolutions you'll see 1600x900 [16:9] and 1680x1050 [16:10]; 1920x1080 [16:9] and 1900x1200 [16:10]. Among similar *available* resolutions, even when the 16:9 has higher horizontal resolution, the common 16:10 has more total pixels.
Additionally, except when watching movies full-screen [and letterboxing a 1080p video on a 1900x1200 screen doesn't really make your movie any smaller], people tend to need additional vertical space more than they need additional horizontal space.
You don't need loooooonger lines of text, because that's illegible, but it'd be nice to have to scroll less.
Even if you move your dock to the side or hide it, all those toolbars on your browser and word processor and email editor are taking up vertical rather than horizontal space and leaving you fewer and fewer lines of actual content you can see at once.
And most cameras out there take photos in a 4:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio, so you need even more vertical space and less horizontal space than a 16:10 screen gives you if you want to make the most of your screen when viewing or editing them.
You need to learn multitasking. It is intresting that some people in 2012 still fill the whole screen with a browser window. It doesnt get more unefficient than that.
Also for efficiency it is always better to buy 16 9 because you get more pixels for the money.
Thats why most companies buy 16 9 these days. 16 9 is more efficient.
Also for efficiency it is always better to buy 16 9 because you get more pixels for the money.
Thats why most companies buy 16 9 these days. 16 9 is more efficient.