Currently using an obscure LG variant with a 4:3 ratio button on the front. Flatscreen HD monitor, works well. But the capacitors or wiring must be dying since it now has vertical lines all the way across. It's tolerable, but it's getting worse. I've read online it's due to a loose connection - I've tried tightening the cables but this does nothing.
I use the 4:3 ratio button at the bottom extensively for retro games which use the 4:3 ratio. Windows 10 does not allow me to switch the OS to 4:3, and trying to run a 4:3 game on Windows 10 at widescreen stretches the 4:3 image and makes it look crap. So the easiest solution is just tap the 4:3 button and BOOM! The screen resizes itself to 4:3.
This button is essential.
I would like to buy a new flatscreen HD monitor with 4:3 button. I went into PC World and the guy didn't understand what I was saying. I was tempted to apply his face to the various display monitors until he brain processed the words I was telling him, but decided against it. After repeatedly walking him through the explanation eventually his gormless brain understood - or at least pretended to understand - what I was demanding. Sadly PC World does not have such monitors. None of the display monitors had any such button, and going through their built-in OS menus showed no options to swap ratios.
So, please recommend something off Amazon.
My needs are simple:
* High definition
* Flatscreen
* Compatible with desktop computers running XP, Win7, and Win10.
* Widescreen
* Must have 4:3 button on the monitor itself so that you can swap between ratios at will
* Longevity if possible - my current LG monitor was bought in 2010.
I want to avoid swapping to 4:3 via menu, since this is time consuming. I like the direct button approach, since it allows me to switch to 4:3, play some games, then quickly swap back.
I use the 4:3 ratio button at the bottom extensively for retro games which use the 4:3 ratio. Windows 10 does not allow me to switch the OS to 4:3, and trying to run a 4:3 game on Windows 10 at widescreen stretches the 4:3 image and makes it look crap. So the easiest solution is just tap the 4:3 button and BOOM! The screen resizes itself to 4:3.
This button is essential.
I would like to buy a new flatscreen HD monitor with 4:3 button. I went into PC World and the guy didn't understand what I was saying. I was tempted to apply his face to the various display monitors until he brain processed the words I was telling him, but decided against it. After repeatedly walking him through the explanation eventually his gormless brain understood - or at least pretended to understand - what I was demanding. Sadly PC World does not have such monitors. None of the display monitors had any such button, and going through their built-in OS menus showed no options to swap ratios.
So, please recommend something off Amazon.
My needs are simple:
* High definition
* Flatscreen
* Compatible with desktop computers running XP, Win7, and Win10.
* Widescreen
* Must have 4:3 button on the monitor itself so that you can swap between ratios at will
* Longevity if possible - my current LG monitor was bought in 2010.
I want to avoid swapping to 4:3 via menu, since this is time consuming. I like the direct button approach, since it allows me to switch to 4:3, play some games, then quickly swap back.
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