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System Name | I read I watch I listen but I don't game (2013 Sep build) |
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Processor | Intel Core i7 4770K |
Motherboard | Asrock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 212X |
Memory | Transcend DDR3-1600 16GB |
Video Card(s) | Inno3D GTX 660 |
Storage | Transcend TS128GSSD340, Western Digital WD3000FYYZ, Hitachi HDS722020ALA330, Seagate ST2000DM001 |
Display(s) | Eizo EV2455 24.1" 1920x1200 |
Case | Cooler Master CM 690 III |
Audio Device(s) | Arcam irDAC + Harmon Kardon HK980 + Q Acoustics 3020 / Shure SRH1540 / Aurisonics ASG-1.5 |
Power Supply | Corsair AX750 |
Mouse | Roccat Kone Pure Optical / CM Storm Xornet II |
Keyboard | Varmilo VA87MR |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
I've always considered 16:9 a stupid aspect ratio for a computer. 16:9 on TVs is totally reasonable, but on monitors you read less (books and webpages), do less (editing images and documents) and see less (games). It seems that the manufacturers just wanted to cheap out on material cost by switching to 16:9.
This is my complaint: It's so hard to find a good 16:10 monitor now. They are also much more expensive because of supply and demand.
Last week I wanted to buy the 16:10 Eizo EV2455, but disappointed to know it is much more expensive than the 16:9 EV2450. ($4180 VS $2980 in HKD which is about USD540 VS USD384.) Well, I convinced myself to buy EV2455 at last. Is the extra space worth $156? I think so. Though my friends think I'm stupid and said I should go with 16:9.
As you know the PC market is contracting so manufacturers are reluctant to make new computer monitors. (Where is my high-DPI monitor dammit!) Almost all smartphones are 16:9. Even high-end Apple products are moving from 16:10 to 16:9. Really?! I am afraid that when everyone moves on to 4K in the future, 16:10 would disappear and there won't be choices anymore.
What do you think?
This is my complaint: It's so hard to find a good 16:10 monitor now. They are also much more expensive because of supply and demand.
Last week I wanted to buy the 16:10 Eizo EV2455, but disappointed to know it is much more expensive than the 16:9 EV2450. ($4180 VS $2980 in HKD which is about USD540 VS USD384.) Well, I convinced myself to buy EV2455 at last. Is the extra space worth $156? I think so. Though my friends think I'm stupid and said I should go with 16:9.
As you know the PC market is contracting so manufacturers are reluctant to make new computer monitors. (Where is my high-DPI monitor dammit!) Almost all smartphones are 16:9. Even high-end Apple products are moving from 16:10 to 16:9. Really?! I am afraid that when everyone moves on to 4K in the future, 16:10 would disappear and there won't be choices anymore.
What do you think?
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