[ILUG] TFT Monitors (Slightly OT)

[Diarmuid Bourke]

Thomas wrote:
> Conor Wynne wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Conor Daly <
>> conor.daly_ilug at cod.homelinux.org> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 02:28:10PM +0100 or so it is rumoured 
>>> hereabouts,
>>> Proinnsias Breathnach thought:
>>>    
>>>> Peats are doing a 19" widescreen - same res with DVI/VGA for €179
>>>> currently - can't go too far wrong with that.
>>>>       
>>> Personally, I find this trend towards widescreen pretty annoying.  Gonna
>>> have to turn them to portrait so I can use them effectively...
>>>     
>>
>>
>> Couldn't agree more. Portait is the way to go.
>>   
> And in most of the cases, you have enough height on your desk, it's more 
> the width that you might be constraint.
> 

I think the reason widescreen has become popular is not just down to dvd 
widescreen movies, but due to OS sidebars which seem to be catching on. 
I don't mind the whole widescreen issue though as it gives me more hand 
resting room on my laptop. If you're seriously against them, get two 
monitors and use xrandr.

my 2c