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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
How many of these displays are viewed in portrait? And of course they are also mostly larger than 10", too. I'm looking at my 26" monitor as I type this - and I wouldn't get a 4:3 monitor in this size - but my browser window is approximately 4:3, leaving open a side slice of the desktop with various widgets on it. This isn't practical for a 10" screen (and of course the Xoom's 10.1" screen is smaller (has less area) than the iPad's 9.7" screen. And, as I mentioned, portrait does not work well on widescreen monitors.
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If you have trouble reading the smaller screen, I suppose it would be an issue. I don't (as long as I am wearing my glasses or contact lenses, heh). I find it quite easy to read the screen on my iPhone, which is 15:10 aspect but way way smaller than either the Xoom or the iPad.