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Originally Posted by Sirtel
It's the best of both worlds - for document and calibre work, and for watching an occasional movie or editing a video. I've had both 16:9 and 3:2 screens - the first is only suitable for movies and videos, not enough screen real estate for any other serious work; 3:2 on the other hand is not suitable for videos or movies. From now on I want 16:10. That's what Apple uses on their MacBooks, and I think it's an excellent decision. But I don't want a Mac; I'm a lifelong Windows user. Unfortunately there are very few Windows devices with that screen ratio.
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Good info. I had no idea of the differences and what was available. If my current monitor fails, I'll keep that in mind. Moving around when my grandchildren were young, my life had to be portable. That is when I bought my laptop and then found the AirDesk. No matter how tight my living quarters, I could create a "work station", even if, as now, it was from a chair. Occasionally, it was by a bed! Thus my purchase of monitors became separated from purchase of a PC. So when faced with the need to replace my ThinkPad (a true workhorse in terms of longevity), I opted for the refurbished ThinkCentre for $200! It was a challenge getting some of my old software that harkened back to Win5 days to work, but I found workarounds. And, as you have witnessed, I've faced other challenges of late with software and OS incompatibilities that terrific communities of knowledgeable people help to resolve or sometimes commiserate. Back in the day I worked with a number of SAS software products with massive manuals; also had a DOS manual which was quite small in comparison. Moreover, if one called tech support, the person on the other end of the phone was likely on the team that had developed either the hardware or the software or both!