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Why Are We Losing Vertical Pixels?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the for-you-uriah dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Switching from 1600x1200 to wide 1680x1050 to HD 1600x900, we are losing more and more vertical space, thus it is becoming less and less simple to read a full A4 page or a web page or a function call. What's the solution for retaining the screen height we need to be productive?"

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  1. Simple really... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    As you loosen the screen requirements to a less-stringent format, the vertical pixels flatten since the horizontal pixels cannot support the additional weight.

    -AC

  2. A good way to prevent loosing monitors by bilbravo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is to make sure they are fastened down properly!

    Geez, get a new editor!

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  3. The URL for the article by Pojut · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.len.ro/2010/10/why-am-i-loosing-screen-height-on-each-new-laptop/

    Maybe because you haven't tightened it enough?

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  4. Re:Rotate by blueZ3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You think that's hard, you should try switching to Dvorak!

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  5. Re:Sideways! by DevConcepts · · Score: 5, Funny

    But then my neck hurts at the end of the day from turning my head....

  6. Re:90 turn by Boona · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nope, facing the ceiling. But, I have a mirror installed up there so it all works out.

  7. Re:Solution by travisco_nabisco · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find rotating my monitor 45 degrees gives me the best of both worlds, more vertical pixels in some spots, more horizontal in others. Unfortunately I can't make WinXP play nicely with it.