Monitor resolution ...
I was looking at monitors at WurstBuy and noticed that the maximum vertical resolution is 1080 lines. I then looked at the sites of the various monitor manufacturers and also noticed that almost all of their offerings has a maximum vertical resolution of 1080 lines. You could get higher resolution but the prices are through the roof. Can anyone shed some light on the trend? -David
The general public has been trained that HD resolutions are the best, and LCD manufacturers get economy of scale by making TVs and monitors at 1080p ) On Jan 7, 2012 11:30 AM, "David Glaser" <dglaser@glaserresearch.net> wrote:
I was looking at monitors at WurstBuy and noticed that the maximum vertical resolution is 1080 lines.
I then looked at the sites of the various monitor manufacturers and also noticed that almost all of their offerings has a maximum vertical resolution of 1080 lines. You could get higher resolution but the prices are through the roof.
Can anyone shed some light on the trend?
-David
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In the past, tv and monitors were two seperate products that shared some common underlying technology. Nowadays, they're just different market segments for the same product, differing mostly in the size, case, and marketing. Plus, since most HD content is recorded at a native resolution of 1080, watching it on a monitor with a physical resolution of 1080 (or multiple thereof) gives the best results. This is nice if you want to watch blue ray of HD streaming on you pc. David Glaser <dglaser@glaserresearch.net> wrote:
I was looking at monitors at WurstBuy and noticed that the maximum vertical resolution is 1080 lines.
I then looked at the sites of the various monitor manufacturers and also noticed that almost all of their offerings has a maximum vertical resolution of 1080 lines. You could get higher resolution but the prices are through the roof.
Can anyone shed some light on the trend?
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Yep. It's the same sad situation as the birth of Winmodems. You can expect to only get the lowest common denominator junk, or to pay a premium for a vastly reduced selection of 'professional' monitors. There was a good XKCD that went something like: "Wow, 1080 lines! That's nearly _twice_ the vertical resolution of my phone!". I mean, it is a golden age if you want a really, really physically large monitor for a low price. If you really care about other specs though, you're out of luck, the wolves have voted with their wallets and you're what's for dinner. On Sat, 2012-01-07 at 11:37 -0500, Gregory Boyce wrote:
The general public has been trained that HD resolutions are the best, and LCD manufacturers get economy of scale by making TVs and monitors at 1080p )
On Jan 7, 2012 11:30 AM, "David Glaser" <dglaser@glaserresearch.net> wrote: I was looking at monitors at WurstBuy and noticed that the maximum vertical resolution is 1080 lines.
I then looked at the sites of the various monitor manufacturers and also noticed that almost all of their offerings has a maximum vertical resolution of 1080 lines. You could get higher resolution but the prices are through the roof.
Can anyone shed some light on the trend?
-David
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Kieran O'Callaghan wrote:
Yep. It's the same sad situation as the birth of Winmodems. You can expect to only get the lowest common denominator junk, or to pay a premium for a vastly reduced selection of 'professional' monitors.
So true, for so much, from the tech shop to the produce aisle.
... the wolves have voted with their wallets and you're what's for dinner.
As long as we're mixing metaphors so delightfully, isn't it the sheep that vote with their wallets? The wolves are happy to shear them either way! Thanks for my first guffaw of the day, Ted
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