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16:9 widescreen displays now most used on the Web

article published on 15 April, 2012

As of April, 16:9 widescreen monitors are now the most used in the world, surpassing old "full screen" 4:3 resolution devices. Widescreen displays with 1366 x 768 are the most commonly used, just beating out 4:3 1024 x 768 resolution screens. The full screen monitors controlled well over 40 percent of the market, just two years ago. Following the year-long trend, the two types of ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0
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_ 		16. April 2012 @ 13:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
NEWS FLASH:

LCD monitors are being used more than CRTs.


Come on.....seriously?!?!?!?!?
Is this really an article worth printing? Are we just becoming aware that water is actually wet?

Perhaps because 16:9 is the ONLY FRAKKING kind you have been able to buy for the past 5(ish) years.
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ddp
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_ 		19. April 2012 @ 15:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
agreed as has nothing to do with crt but lcd monitors.
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aldan
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_ 		19. April 2012 @ 17:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by hearme0:
 NEWS FLASH:

LCD monitors are being used more than CRTs.


Come on.....seriously?!?!?!?!?
Is this really an article worth printing? Are we just becoming aware that water is actually wet?

Perhaps because 16:9 is the ONLY FRAKKING kind you have been able to buy for the past 5(ish) years.
ever see the square lcd monitors?they are 4.3 aspect ratio.pays to read carefully and not to respond till you think it out clearly.
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JST1946
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_ 		19. April 2012 @ 21:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Some people have a tendency to open their mouth before engaging their brain.
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ChikaraNZ
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_ 		20. April 2012 @ 09:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Gotta remember too, there are still lots of older, non-tech savvy people out there who never upgrade their hardware or software (including some small businesses too).
For every few of us who upgrades regularly, there is some grandma somewhere still using a CRT monitor and running Win 98 :)
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