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The End of Non-Widescreen Laptops?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the aspect-ratios-give-me-shivers dept.

Santi Onta writes "Today Lenovo retired the last NON-widescreen laptop they offered (the T61 14.1) from the market, and Lenovo is just an example (Apple, Sony, HP, etc. are the same). I understand the motivation behind all the laptop manufacturers to move to widescreen: they can still advertise that they offer 14.1 or 15.4 screens, but the screen area is smaller, and thus they save more money. Some people might like widescreens (they are useful for some tasks), but any developer knows that vertical space matters! Less vertical space = less lines of code in the screen = more scrolling = less productivity. How can laptop manufacturers still claim that they look after their customers when the move to widescreens is clearly a selfish one? I just wish they offered non-widescreen laptops, even if it were for a plus (that I'd be more than happy to pay)." I've always preferred the widescreen aspect ratio -- vertical matters, but having two nice wide columns always mattered more to me. Until this reader's submission, I hadn't realized that it was such a contested issue. Does this matter?

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  1. Re:A Few More Points to Weigh by Telvin_3d · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Actually, most DVDs are widescreen. The cut down Pan and Scan style 4:3 movies are a mostly American phenomena that are becoming more and more rare even here. They are a legacy from the limited resolution of VHS and NTSC broadcast.

  2. Re:A Few More Points to Weigh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic
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  3. Re:Are you kidding me?? by Culture20 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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  4. Re:Are you kidding me?? by Idiomatick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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