{"id":17621,"date":"2011-01-10T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-01-10T13:39:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T11:39:00","slug":"widescreen-monitors-where-did-1920x1200-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/17621-widescreen-monitors-where-did-1920x1200-go.html","title":{"rendered":"Widescreen monitors: Where did 1920×1200 go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the 16:10 aspect ratio isn’t something one usually comes across in widescreen television sets, in computer monitors it’s fairly widespread.<\/p>\n

The aspect ratio of a screen describes the relationship between the lengths of its sides, measured in pixels.<\/p>\n

According to the latest hardware survey results from Steam<\/a> (Valve’s digital content delivery platform) the most common resolution on the primary monitor of gamers using Steam is 1680×1050, a resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio.<\/p>\n

This is closely followed by 1920×1080, the resolution for 1080p HD which has a 16:9 aspect ratio. Full HD has a 16:10 sibling, 1920 pixels across by 1200 high, which once upon a time was a fairly popular resolution among PC users.<\/p>\n

1920×1200 not popular enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steam’s December 2010 hardware survey results reported that 1920×1200 is less used than even the old non-widescreen resolution of 1024×768.<\/p>\n

While it may be reasonable to conclude that the resolution just isn’t that popular among users, one can’t ignore the fact that 1920×1200-capable monitors seem impossible to come by nowadays.<\/p>\n

According to Samsung, there’s a perfectly logical explanation as to why this is, and it isn’t necessarily related to demand.<\/p>\n

1920×1200 gone the way of the 5.25” floppy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bennie Budler, product manager of IT products at Samsung South Africa, confirmed that monitors capable of 1920×1200 resolutions aren’t being manufactured anymore.<\/p>\n

“It is all about reducing manufacturing costs. The new 16:9 aspect ratio panels are more cost effective to manufacture locally than the previous 16:10 panels,” Budler said.<\/p>\n

“Square monitors” an endangered species<\/strong><\/p>\n

Non-widescreen displays with 4:3 aspect ratios are still being manufactured, but in very small quantities, Budler added.<\/p>\n

“Demand for the old ‘Square monitors’ has decreased rapidly over the last couple of years,” Budler said. “I predict that by the end of 2011, production on all 4:3 or similar panels will be halted due to a lack of demand.”<\/p>\n

Treat her well<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even as the 1920×1200 display goes extinct and monitors with 4:3 aspect ratios seem destined to soon follow suit, Samsung promises new developments in the form of higher resolution panels and 3D LED monitors.<\/p>\n

Until something better comes along, however, treat your old 1920×1200 monitor well. You might not be able to call it a priceless computing artefact, but it is no longer a piece of equipment that can be easily replaced.<\/p>\n

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