This is NOT Widescreen ? I need no widees? please advice
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Correct, this is not a widescreen monitor. We have many of these in our office and like them.
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Heres my advice, Get the 29" Ultra Wide, 2560x1080 is amazing. $423 is worth the price. you will never go back to dual monitors ever again. Now that being said, you first have to get used to having a shorter monitor but will love the ultra widescreen. Almost all games I have played support the 2560x1080 (I love all the extra space) and yes games do keep their aspec ratio, you just see more on screen without stretching or squishing. anywho GET IT! or the $1000 LG.Now if you have funds for something bigger and better then checkout the LG 34UM95with a resolution of 3440 x 1440https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnrxNfxRK_4 Heres my advice, Get the 29" Ultra Wide, 2560x1080 is amazing. $423 is worth the price. you will never go back to dual monitors ever again. Now that being said, you first have to get used to having a shorter monitor but will love the ultra widescreen. Almost all games I have played support the 2560x1080 (I love all the extra space) and yes games do keep their aspec ratio, you just see more on screen without stretching or squishing. anywho GET IT! or the $1000 LG.Now if you have funds for something bigger and better then checkout the LG 34UM95with a resolution of 3440 x... » Read More Heres my advice, Get the 29" Ultra Wide, 2560x1080 is amazing. $423 is worth the price. you will never go back to dual monitors ever again. Now that being said, you first have to get used to having a shorter monitor but will love the ultra widescreen. Almost all games I have played support the 2560x1080 (I love all the extra space) and yes games do keep their aspec ratio, you just see more on screen without stretching or squishing. anywho GET IT! or the $1000 LG.Now if you have funds for something bigger and better then checkout the LG 34UM95with a resolution of 3440 x 1440https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnrxNfxRK_4 « Show Less
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That I'm not really sure about. I've just been using it for its mp3 capability. I think you can also use it for a dvd, but I'm not sure of the screen aspect ratio.
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It sounds like you are watching standard TV in wide mode. You need to change your TV Picture settings to normal for standard TV. These are shows that are not in High Def. Since this a wide screen TV, when you are watching regular shows, you should have bars on the sides. That is normal 4:3 mode. Wide mode is an option to fill the screen. But everyone looks Fat.
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You must have it on wide screen, reduce the image. I noticed when I first got it the picture was terriable, but when I reduce the size of the screen the picture has been perfect ever since. For the price we paid it's really not bad.
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There are picture "mode" settings under the main menu. Some of the choices (from memory) are automatic, 16:9, cinema, and 4:3. Just change it to what looks best for each input or select automatic.
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Your computer's resolution is only limited by the video card and the current monitor. 1920 x 1080 is really just a standard HDTV resolution (16:9) but most all widescreen *computer* (monitor) resolutions are 16:10, so 1920 x 1200 is perfectly normal and since you already have a 1920 wide res to start with, the option to expand to 1920 x 1200 *should* show up as soon as the new monitor is connected and detected by the computer. If it does not, then you might indeed have to upgrade your video card IF you really want to use the max res. For example, my original resolution was 1024 x 768 (4:3) on my previous monitor. With the T260HD, I was able to change to 1600 x 1200 (also 4:3) which, on the T260HD, does have "black bars" on the side. I suspect it is simply because my video card is outdated that I cannot get the max res and so I should get one that definitely has widescreen capabilities, but it has not been that important lately so I've just not done it yet. I hope that helps! XD PS. Also, when you have the max res of a 16:10 screen, ie 1920 x 1200, you will always have "black bars" on the top and bottom of proper 1080 (or any 16:9) footage when displayed correctly. That can bother some ppl, so it depends on what you want to use the monitor for mainly, ie if you plan to watch a lot of shows on it or just for computer stuff. Altho of course, depending on your media player (on the comp) or when you are watching tv, you will also have the options to crop or zoom the picture which can fill the screen if you don't mind losing the edges as long as you can escape the "black bars". Just some food for thought ;P
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this works on my tv...press menu, then scroll down in the picture menu, select advanced video and you will see aspect ratio : click enter and choose 'wide'. hope this helps :)
680347
A 24" monitor is the match to your card. This monitor is "wide screen" ... I'd predict it would look funky. If 1900x1080 is your vid card max, move up. Vid cards are cheap.
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The screen is an XWGA++ which means that it has can do 16:9 widescreen format and also 1600x900 resolution. It is is not a True HD screen as it can't handle 1080p but only 720p. Also the connector is on the right hand side on the screen on the back near the middle. H\ope that helps.
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Not the best way to watch movies with that size but the tv looks great check out cnet. Com the review is spot on good luck
1824908
It is HD 1080P which has an aspect ratio of 16x9 as most TV's have. That ratio is considered WIDE (1.85:1) not PANAVISION which is 2.40:1. I use it on a 3D DLP projector via HDMI, and it works great.
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Bill, Only because you asked, I tried four different screens -- a 42" plasma flatscreen, a 42" lcd flatscreen, a regular old-style TV and an lcd computer monitor. The old-style TV, I wasn't surprised, was "grainy," to use an old-fashioned term. The plasma was disappointing. The particular model I own didn't allow me to shrink the video to its natural size, so the picture was blown up edge to edge and that caused the picture to degrade. (DVDs on that TV are great, by the way.) Your plasma might operate differently and therefore, offer better results. The lcd TV allowed viewing the videos at natural (large) size, best quality of all, although even full size it looked great. And the computer monitor was great, too. If your potential gift recipient is a casual videographer as most of us are, they won't be disappointed. Fancy themselves as the next Baz Luhrmann and the Flip will promptly find itself on the return pile. I will post these results to the review I already made in case it's of interest to others. Good luck, Bill!
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Yes the screen is not like glass. So it does not reflex. I am currently running 1920x1080
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You have two issues here. The first is the physical size of your screen and second is the resolution of 720p. Sometimes bigger isn't better.
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Did You ever get an answer on this. I have the same deal, including 4:3 aspect DVDs which are stretched to what I call "fatscreen". I have fussed with everything imaginable. If you have an answer, please email me at &lt;michael.steeno@us.army.mil&gt;
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I'm not sure, but all my movies are widescreen. it'll have the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.