On 01/03/2013 11:07 AM, Joe Wulf issued this missive:
I second that motion of having a computer function as a computer. I
had
the opportunity when buying my latest laptop to go with something older
and less capable, but having a decent screen resolution of 1920x1200 or
a newer, more capable model with LESS resolution. Unfortunately, the
FAD a television-like computer was far more important to the
bean-counters than the stability of decent resolution. Not that I'm
bitter, either! In the end I went with the higher-end newer model
laptop. My Dell Alienware M18x is an excellent machine with the only
real flaw was the loss of meaningfully invaluable screen real-estate.
Sadly, it was done by Dell in the name of fashion and silly
(in)conveinence, vice common-sense.
We are sadly in a minority. Too many people want 16:9 displays to watch
their movies and crud and feel "cheated" if a 1080 movie gets
letterboxed on a 1920x1200 monitor. This is the tyranny of the majority
in action. There's not much we can do. We are massively outnumbered.
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