Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1002 mails)

[Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2011/07/21 11:51 (GMT) Karl-Heinz tm composed:

> Felix Miata wrote:

> >  I doubt it has much to do with gamers. Less need for variety means more
> >  profitability. Selling 16:9 TVs as computer screens means less manufacturing
> >  tooling overhead, and thus less cost to pass upstream to merchants, while
> >  fewer model types to stock means less inventory overhead for wholesalers and
> >  retailers. For online merchants, either inventory overhead seems to be less
> >  of an issue, or niche market provision is more viable, or both, which in any
> >  event are reasons normal aspect can still be had.

> Another theory is that they did it because they believe that we all (or we are
> all supposed to???) watch movies on those computer monitors.

I don't doubt that played a role.

> I also hated to see widescreen become mainstream a while ago but in the 
> meantime,
> with 24" or even larger screens, I ended up finding the increased width quite 
> convenient,
> for example if you want to work with a couple of larger windows open and 
> visible at
> the same time (one left, on right)

A not uncommon problem is available width. Not every environment allows 
adding width in order to maintain height at replacement time. For example, 
some workspaces require objects adjacent to the display in order to perform 
particular tasks, while an ordinary person's working field of view has a 
finite limit. It probably wouldn't be such a problem if all DTEs, drivers and 
readily available wide displays supported 90 degree screen rotation.
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