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5:4 Monitor
#362793 - 01/23/17 01:43 AM
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I can't find a 5:4 monitor larger than 19". Is there a technical reason for this or do I just want something that nobody else wants?
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Re: 5:4 Monitor
[Re: DrLarryE]
#362795 - 01/23/17 03:29 AM
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Are you sure you don't mean a 4:3 monitor? 4:3 is the aspect ratio for CRT televisions and arcade monitors.
I have an old Westinghouse 20.1 1400 x 1050 4:3 LCD monitor...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KB95JG
It's the biggest 4:3 LCD I've seen. Sadly, it's starting to go south. Sometimes, when you turn it on, it only stays lit for a second and then goes black. It takes 4 or 5 tries before it will stay lit.
Even if it was working reliably, I wish the resolution was higher.
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Re: 5:4 Monitor
[Re: krick]
#362798 - 01/23/17 04:48 AM
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If you really want to keep it going, it probably just needs the caps done. I just did that for my old Samsung last year. 2 caps & works like it should!
Cost me about $2.50 IIRC. Still looks better than some of the new ones I've gotten since(at least to me).
And yeah, it seems impossible to find a new monitor like that anymore. No one makes them. Everyone wants the widescreen(well, almost everyone).
"Why would you want that?" Irritates me to no end.
Because I do!
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Re: 5:4 Monitor
[Re: krick]
#362801 - 01/23/17 09:47 AM
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> Are you sure you don't mean a 4:3 monitor? 4:3 is the aspect ratio for CRT
> televisions and arcade monitors.
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> I have an old Westinghouse 20.1 1400 x 1050 4:3 LCD monitor...
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KB95JG
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> It's the biggest 4:3 LCD I've seen. Sadly, it's starting to go south. Sometimes, when
> you turn it on, it only stays lit for a second and then goes black. It takes 4 or 5
> tries before it will stay lit.
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> Even if it was working reliably, I wish the resolution was higher.
5:4 is a nice compromise if you intend to use it for both vertical and horizontal titles - it allows you to upscale a vertical image just a little bit more than 4:3 allows.
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Re: 5:4 Monitor
[Re: DrLarryE]
#362802 - 01/23/17 09:48 AM
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> I can't find a 5:4 monitor larger than 19". Is there a technical reason for this or
> do I just want something that nobody else wants?
I think there used to exist 5:4 monitors in the 21" range, but its been years since I've seen one.
Edit - here's a pair for sale via Goodwill. Check those thrift stores!
Edited by jeremymtc (01/23/17 10:09 AM)
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Re: 5:4 Monitor
[Re: DrLarryE]
#362805 - 01/23/17 01:34 PM
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I guess it would help if I would be clear when asking questions.....I'm looking for a larger LCD monitor. Sorry for the confusion.
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Typically, ratio and size are related....
[Re: DrLarryE]
#362817 - 01/23/17 11:49 PM
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and native resolution. 17 tends to be 1024x768, 20 2048x1024, and so on.....
I recently found some brand new 19 PC CRTs that go up to 1600x1200. Too small, though, to pay at least $350 for. 19 is about 18 veiwable. LCDs are the same size as marked, though. Anyways, this might be informational.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)
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