New Monitor Recommendations

[Jamie]

I'm looking to buy a 27inch monitor that has the ability to change the aspect ratio between standard 4:3 and widescreen. Have been looking around but haven't found anything that says it can do this, my current 24inch monitor can't.

Does anyone have a monitor or know of one that can do this and that they would recommend?

[briareos_kerensky]

The Dell U2713HM is able to, but it's quite pricey.

[speedlolita]

You could keep an eye out for a U2711 on eBay too or something.

UltraSharp might seem expensive but you definitely won't regret the outlay when you see the image and build quality in addition to the utility.

[Jamie]

Thanks for the advice guys

[dvdx2]

Would a 16:10 ratio monitor be better for displaying 4:3 content than a 16:9?

Looking at native resolutions


List of 4:3 Monitor Resolutions
Resolution - Aspect ratio
640x480-----4:3
800x600-----4:3
1024x768-----4:3
1152x864-----4:3
1280x960-----4:3
1400x1050-----4:3
1600x1200-----4:3
2048x1536-----4:3
3200x2400-----4:3
4000x3000-----4:3
6400x4800-----4:3

List of 16:9 Widescreen Resolutions
Resolution - Aspect ratio
852x480-----16:9
1280x720-----16:9
1365x768-----16:9
1600x900-----16:9
1920x1080-----16:9

List of 16:10 Widescreen Resolutions
Resolution - Aspect ratio
1440x900-----16:10
1680x1050-----16:10
1920x1200-----16:10
2560x1600-----16:10
3840x2400-----16:10
7680x4800-----16:10

[speedlolita]

Yes it would, because you get less border. I can play games at 1600x1200, a 1080p display can't even hope to achieve that. People think those extra 120 lines are insignificant, but I'd say otherwise.

The other thing is that it has a perfect scale factor of 5x. So 1 pixel = 5x5. Makes emulators look really sharp, I don't use any stupid filters because of it.

[Jamie]

Struggling to find any 16:10 27inch monitors, the market is flooded with 16:9 panels though.

[dvdx2]

So if i use the Dreamcast on a 16:10 (Dell 2009wa), when i set to 4:3, it should be scaling to 1400x1050, (closest to native for that screen, with the remaining 280 lines as the borders)??

i think i have confused myself! lol

[speedlolita]

So if i use the Dreamcast on a 16:10 (Dell 2009wa), when i set to 4:3, it should be scaling to 1400x1050, (closest to native for that screen, with the remaining 280 lines as the borders)??

i think i have confused myself! lol

It will be scaling 480p to 1400x1050.

Struggling to find any 16:10 27inch monitors, the market is flooded with 16:9 panels though.

Cheaper to produce.

The Asus ProArt PA279Q is a nice solution if you can't find a U2711.

[dvdx2]

It will be scaling 480p to 1400x1050.

thanks for that :-)

[dvdx2]

anyone any experience of running an xbox on a 1980x1200 monitor?

does it stretch the image of scale with borders?

[briareos_kerensky]

Depends on the monitor, most (all?) will keep the 16:9 without stretching. I think that the X360 can be configured for 16:10 monitors without stretching if the monitor already doesn't do it (I might be wrong though).

[dvdx2]

Depends on the monitor, most (all?) will keep the 16:9 without stretching. I think that the X360 can be configured for 16:10 monitors without stretching if the monitor already doesn't do it (I might be wrong though).

sorry, should have made myself clearer.

yes the xbox 360 will display 1680x1050 on a 16:10 monitor without stretching; what i am looking to know is how it will display a 1920x1080 (a 16:9 ratio) image on a 16:10 monitor.

[briareos_kerensky]

I use a 360 with 16:9 output on a 16:10 monitor, without stretching. However my monitor can set scaling to proportional, but I think that most/all 16:10 monitors will recognise a 720p or 1080p signal and will display it without stretching.

[speedlolita]

My U2410 displays 1080p properly, yes.