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Why is it said to be for developpers and have a 16/9 screen?! Is Apple the only one to understand dev needs (screen needs at least)?
by IdontRememberIt 9y ago
Why is it said to be for developpers and have a 16/9 screen?! Is Apple the only one to understand dev needs (screen needs at least)?
- dingo_bat 9y agoSurface laptop has 3:2 screen AFAIK.
- strmpnk 9y agoI think these wide ratios became popular, not because of video but because of ability to ship less screen and still claim to have a certain diagonal size. Saying 13" at 16:9 is much less area than a 3:4 screen at the same diagonal measurement.
- drb91 9y agoNot everyone dislikes 16:9. I find 3:2 to be much more awkward at displaying buffers side by side. It also makes testing screen sizes more of a pain. Maybe not frame it as an obvious negative to “dev needs”, whatever those are?
- rsynnott 9y agoEconomies of scale, more or less. 16:9 panels seem to be cheaper these days (particularly noticeable if you look at desktop monitors; 16:10 models carry a premium), because most panels are 16:9. 16:9 monitors are also more marketing-friendly, because the standard measure of monitor size is the diagonal. A 13" 16:10 monitor has a fair bit more area than a 16:9 one, but both are advertised as 13".
- IdontRememberIt 9y agoWhat I do not get is that 1) Apple has the same panel suppliers but offers the 16/10, 2) even the premium pc laptops targeting the pro segment (X1 carbon, etc) use a "mainstream" 16/9 instead of a pro 16/10. This is a real mystery for me...