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Here's a modern 16:10 monitor: Dell UltraSharp 30 Monitor with PremierColor - UP3017 http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/accessories/apd/210-ajgt http://www.del

by jcrben 9y ago

Here's a modern 16:10 monitor: Dell UltraSharp 30 Monitor with PremierColor - UP3017 http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/accessories/apd/210-ajgt http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/accessories/apd/210-ajgt

p1mrx 9y ago
That doesn't strike me as modern. The resolution, size, and frame rate are on par with an Apple Cinema Display from 2004 (though the color is better): http://www.everymac.com/monitors/apple/studio_cinema/specs/apple_cinema_display_30.html http://www.everymac.com/monitors/apple/studio_cinema/specs/a...
- jcrben 9y ago
  Comparing with a super-fancy Apple display doesn't seem that fair. Even today "1080p" monitors are not uncommon - for example the popular Dell XPS 13 defaults to a 1080p monitor. Also worth noting that 2560x1600 (the resolution of that monitor) is identical to the original Retina display. If people really care about 16:10, it's available with reasonably good specs and they can buy it. If they don't, it will probably die permanently, but we can't exactly blame the market.
  - p1mrx 9y ago
    I think a "modern" 16:10 should be 3840x2400 (like the IBM T220, released in 2001) or 5120x3200. Neither of these exists in any display currently made.
- grogenaut 9y ago
  So the thing that a lot of people miss is that unless you bascially 4x the pixel density and go anti-aliased... it doesn't actually help to increase the density when regarding reading. The thing I've learned is that really I want a specific pixel per inch real world or I want a specific font size in inches real world. I sit comfortably back and the dell 30 lets me easily set my text at about 1/8" tall or 1/4" which is super easy to read relaxed in my chair. If I went for a increased resolution display, the font would just get smaller until I get to a 4x density... and I'm not really gaining anything until then either when AA smothing is a win. But also since I jack my font up even more than usual for my distance.. I'm already anti-aliasing about 4x AA, so a 4x resolution bump would put me at 16xAA which is, I don't think, needed. I'd rather blanket my field of view with lots of large text than have one very nice high density display central that makes me lean forward and strain my eyes.

by jcrben 9y ago

p1mrx 9y ago

That doesn't strike me as modern. The resolution, size, and frame rate are on par with an Apple Cinema Display from 2004 (though the color is better): http://www.everymac.com/monitors/apple/studio_cinema/specs/apple_cinema_display_30.html http://www.everymac.com/monitors/apple/studio_cinema/specs/a...

jcrben 9y ago
Comparing with a super-fancy Apple display doesn't seem that fair. Even today "1080p" monitors are not uncommon - for example the popular Dell XPS 13 defaults to a 1080p monitor. Also worth noting that 2560x1600 (the resolution of that monitor) is identical to the original Retina display. If people really care about 16:10, it's available with reasonably good specs and they can buy it. If they don't, it will probably die permanently, but we can't exactly blame the market.
- p1mrx 9y ago
  I think a "modern" 16:10 should be 3840x2400 (like the IBM T220, released in 2001) or 5120x3200. Neither of these exists in any display currently made.
grogenaut 9y ago
So the thing that a lot of people miss is that unless you bascially 4x the pixel density and go anti-aliased... it doesn't actually help to increase the density when regarding reading. The thing I've learned is that really I want a specific pixel per inch real world or I want a specific font size in inches real world. I sit comfortably back and the dell 30 lets me easily set my text at about 1/8" tall or 1/4" which is super easy to read relaxed in my chair. If I went for a increased resolution display, the font would just get smaller until I get to a 4x density... and I'm not really gaining anything until then either when AA smothing is a win. But also since I jack my font up even more than usual for my distance.. I'm already anti-aliasing about 4x AA, so a 4x resolution bump would put me at 16xAA which is, I don't think, needed. I'd rather blanket my field of view with lots of large text than have one very nice high density display central that makes me lean forward and strain my eyes.