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It’s no wonder that buyers are now confused about formats: 4:3 is standard, 16:9 is the future, so which one is better for home video theater? If I buy a projector with a native 4:3 aspect ratio, will it display in 16:9? If you are planning to get a home theater and don't know which format to prefer: 4:3 or 16:9, read this article.

By the way, if this is your first time hearing about the 4:3 and 16:9 formats, then keep in mind that we are talking about the ratio of the width and height of a rectangular image, in other words, the aspect ratio. A regular TV has an aspect ratio of 4:3. This means that for every four units of width there are 3 units of height. The new standard for HDTV is 16:9, i.e. For 16 units of width there are 9 units of height. Thus, a 16:9 HDTV image is a rectangle that is horizontally wider than a regular TV image.

The problem is that the video image has a lot various formats. Materials prepared for regular TV are in 4:3 format and are often labeled as 1.33 (because 4 divided by 3 is 1.33). Programs prepared for HDTV are in 16:9 (1.78) format. Movies, music videos and other DVD recordings are released in the most different formats: 1.33, 1.78, 1.85, 2.00, 2.35, 2.4, 2.5, etc. Because there is no universal format for rectangular video, confusion often arises. So what, ideally, format should the projector be and what format should the screen for it be?

Here's the simple answer: Given the available projector and screen formats for home theater, there are three options. A projector with a native 4:3 format and a screen of the same 4:3 format. A projector with a native 16:9 aspect ratio and a 16:9 screen. Or a projector with a native 4:3 format and a 16:9 screen. (Theoretically, there is another possibility: a 16:9 projector and a 4:3 screen, but for reasons that will become obvious to you after reading this article, you have to be completely out of your head to prefer this option.)

Each option has its own advantages, but also its own limitations that must be tolerated. There is no ideal option - there is a better one for you. And you'll know which one it is when you check out the following comparison analysis.

Option 1: Native 16:9 projector and 16:9 screen.

If you watch HDTV and widescreen DVD player, your choice is obvious. A 16:9 projector and a 16:9 screen are undoubtedly the best combination for producing widescreen images. The 16:9 image and the 16:9 screen fit together perfectly and everything is great. The main advantage is that you achieve the highest possible resolution for a widescreen video source.

However, one thing to keep in mind is that when it comes to DVD movies, format issues arise. Many films have an aspect ratio larger than 16:9. For example, Dances with Wolves, The Tomb, U-571, American Beauty, Star Wars/The Phantom Menace (to name just a few) are in 2.35:1 format. So when you watch these movies on a 16:9 screen, you get black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, each about 12% wide of the picture's height. The banding isn't as wide as it would be on a 4:3 screen, but it's still noticeable. A Stewart Grayhawk screen will make them darker, and a Firehawk screen will make them even darker, making the presence of these black bars on the screen less noticeable to the eye.

However, another option to consider is additional electric curtains (black motorized panels) for watching movies of this format (these can be ordered with the screen from the supplier). You will find that the overall impression of the image you view will improve greatly. Nothing brings a video image to life more than a solid black frame. It amazes me how many people are willing to spend thousands of dollars on devices that produce the best possible image, but refuse to invest the relatively small amount of money into decent framing.

What to do with 4:3 video on 16:9 equipment

The main limitations of a 16:9 projector with a 16:9 screen relate to the display of 4:3 video materials. And there are MANY of them in the world. Ordinary TV, of course, has a 4:3 format. But also most of the film classics (Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Fantasia, etc.). Most musical films are also in 4:3 format. Most IMAX specials are also 4:3. That is why many are also concerned about the image quality of 4:3 video materials.

With a 16:9 projector/screen, it is best to display 4:3 footage in the center of the 16:9 screen, leaving stripes at the edges of the screen. If the 4:3 video source is a DVD player or HDTV, the bars will be black, which is tolerable. If the signal comes from a TV, the bars will be gray. But this is terrible. Nothing ruins a video image more than that gray frame.

This can be dealt with in different ways, but none of them can be considered good. Firstly, you can use additional vertical electric curtains along the edges of the image. This will work, of course, but this method is too expensive.

Secondly, you can use the projector’s “stretch” function and stretch a 4:3 picture horizontally to a 16:9 format. This makes people immediately fat, and cars with oval wheels scrape their bottoms along the road. What a spectacle. The romantic mood created by the film Casablanca (4:3 format) will be spoiled by the sight of Bogart and Bergman - they look like they spent the war years gorging themselves on French cheeses and pates. For anyone who is serious about the art of cinema and wants to see a video or movie the way the creator created it, this kind of mockery of the image (a feature that all 16:9 video projectors are equipped with) is unacceptable.

Thirdly, you can use “zoom”, which enlarges the image, while cutting off its upper and lower parts, and shows the “middle” in a full 16:9 format screen. In close-ups you will see faces without foreheads and chins. In any case, it is constantly felt that the “living” proportions of the image are violated. So we have yet another ridiculous “feature” that should not be used.

Finally, if 4:3 footage is really important to you and you don't intend to put it through that kind of processing, just forget about the 16:9 projector and get a 4:3 projector.
On the other hand, if you don't often watch 4:3 footage or aren't too concerned about achieving optimal quality images, just accept the stripes around the edges as the least evil.

Option 2. A projector with a native 4:3 format and a 4:3 screen.

At first glance, the choice of projector and screen, each in 4:3 format, seems a little old-fashioned. After all, 16:9 is the future, isn't it? Why choose yesterday? And then, so as not to encounter the problems that we just discussed. If you watch primarily 4:3 material, or want to show a classic film the best way, a projector and a 4:3 screen may be optimal for you.
With this option, the image takes up the entire screen. When a 16:9 video signal is input into the projector, the image takes up 75% of the 4:3 screen, leaving black bars at the top and bottom.

This solution has a number of advantages. First, everything is simple - no fuss. Second, you can use electric curtains and adjust the visible dimensions of the screen to an image with any aspect ratio for any video material. Horizontal and vertical curtains will allow you to install a solid black frame around anything - not just around a 4:3 or 16:9 image, which is important since many DVDs have an aspect ratio greater than 16:9. This way, no matter what you're watching, you can open and close the curtains to match the actual dimensions of the image.

By the way, there is also an anamorphic lens for this option. If you want to use 100% of the resolution of a 4:3 sensor to project a 16:9 anamorphic image, you can use a Panamorph lens. This is another optional lens that mounts in front of the projector (where's your stepladder?). The difference between Panamorph and ISCO is that Panamorph compresses the image vertically rather than stretching it horizontally. Thus, a 4:3 anamorphic image (tall, skinny people), projected across the entire width of a 4:3 screen, will be compressed vertically by the Panamorph lens to a 16:9 format, while the width of the image will remain unchanged, which is what was required.

The above considerations for the ISCO lens can also be applied to the Panamorph lens, although it is not as expensive. Note that to minimize geometric distortion, the lens must be installed so that the image is projected as close to the top edge of the screen as possible. This circumstance must be taken into account when choosing electric curtains.

As with the ISCO lens, I personally would not use the Panamorph lens, as for me the effort and money are not worth it achieved effect. However, there are videophiles who don’t really worship them, so it was important to draw your attention to this option.

Why buy a 4:3 screen for a 4:3 projector?

It all depends on what and how you like to watch. It's about about psychological and emotional aspects, as well as about your own aesthetic preferences - do you think “a 4:3 picture should be smaller than 16:9?” Do you enjoy watching 4:3 TV and then widening the picture to enjoy a widescreen movie? A lot of people will understandably say, “Well, yes, of course, that's what home video theater is for, isn't it?”

Maybe yes, maybe no. Personally, I prefer a larger 4:3 screen, and here's why. Without a doubt, I love watching widescreen movies in all their widescreen glory. So I have a 4:3 screen in my house that's wide enough (in my case, it's 8 feet) that I can also watch 16:9 movies. I have electric curtains to go with it, which are usually set to 16:9, so it looks like a widescreen video theater. If I'm putting on an ultra-widescreen film, I'll close the curtains a little and have a solid black frame around the image. You can adapt to any video format.

Now let's say I change footage and want to watch a grand IMAX DVD movie 4:3 format called "Blue Planet". Frankly, having to compress a 4:3 IMAX film to fit it in the middle of a 16:9 screen is quite annoying to me. It's even worse to watch an IMAX film in full 16:9 format, leaving a third of the image behind the top and bottom edges of the screen. But I am freed from these problems. I have a large 4:3 screen hidden behind the curtains. I press a button, open the curtains, and get a majestic 4:3 IMAX image in all its glory.

It's the same with music videos - almost all of them are in 4:3 format, and for my taste, the bigger the better. Great music - big video. Looking at the 4:3 screen with a diagonal of 120 inches (just over 3 meters), I feel like I was in the front row at the Eagles Hell Freezes Over concert. And when that same image is squeezed into the middle of a 16:9 screen, the Eagles look like they're on TV.

And football looks great on big screen 4:3. And classic films like Fantasia, Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, and indeed all 4:3 films look very spectacular on the big screen.

Now back to those two options, what size is my 4:3 image? On a 4:3 screen it takes up 8 x 6 = 48 sq ft (2.4m x 1.8m? 4.3 sqm). On a 16:9 screen it would take up 6 x 4.5 = 27 sq ft (1.8m x 1.35m? 2.4 sqm). Almost twice as much! That's the difference between attending an Eagles concert and watching it on TV.
Meanwhile - and this is the key point - my 16:9 image size remains the same: 8 x 4.5 = 36 sq.ft (2.4 m x 1.35 m? 3.2 sq.m). You can only resize a 4:3 image. Want to make the most of your wall surface? A 4:3 screen will give you a larger area for the image, because... it has a larger vertical dimension.

I will never give up the pleasure of watching IMAX films, or Fantasia, or music videos, or football in the largest possible format for me. Especially for the seemingly unimportant (to me) consideration that 4:3 footage needs to be “smaller” in size than widescreen film. The bottom line is this: I personally don't think a 4:3 image should be smaller than a 16:9 image - I like big pictures and let each one be as big as I can get it.

Now. It may seem to you that these arguments of mine are nonsense. If so, remember, we're talking about entertainment for YOU here. Think about what and how you want to watch. Arrange everything the way you like. There is no “right” solution at all. There is the right solution for you.

Option 3. A projector with a native 4:3 format and a 16:9 screen.

There are currently hundreds of 4:3 projectors on the market and only a few 16:9 ones. Thus, among 4:3 projectors there is a wide variety in terms of price and image quality. Since most 4:3 projectors produce both 4:3 and 16:9 formats, many people buy them for home theater use.

Most 4:3 projectors are designed for presentation purposes, but some are designed for both presentation and home theater use. Several home theater manufacturers such as Runco, Vidikron, DWIN, Marantz, Sim2/Seleco and Sharp have developed 4:3 projector models designed exclusively for home theater applications.

Since the 16:9 format is all the rage due to HDTV, many people choose a 4:3 projector in combination with a 16:9 screen. A completely legal way. But there are trade-offs that you should be aware of. Let's first look at how to in this case the image will look like a 16:9 aspect ratio.

When a 4:3 projector projects a 16:9 signal, it uses 75% of its matrix (whether LCD panel, DLP chip or LCOS chip). Those. a device with a native 4:3 XGA resolution (1024 x 768 pixels) uses only 575 lines of the available 768 to create an image. The active 1024 x 575 pixel matrix produces an image with an aspect ratio of 16:9, and the remaining 193 lines are idle.

This results in black bars along the top and bottom edges of the screen due to unused panel or chip lines. Therefore, if you have a 4:3 projector and a 16:9 screen, you can install the projector in such a way that the black bars go beyond the edges of the screen. Voila, the projected image matches the screen.

Easy enough. And if everything you're going to watch is in 16:9 format, then you're done. The trouble is that in the world there is great amount video material in 4:3 format. How are you going to fit a 4:3 image to a 16:9 screen?

You have several options. You can purchase a motorized zoom projector with a suitable magnification ratio. This device will allow you to use the zoom function to achieve the desired image size.

For example, the Sanyo XP21N has a motorized 1.3x zoom, which means you can resize an image by 30% while going through the entire zoom range. Therefore, by setting the zoom to its widest angle to project a 16:9 image and narrowing the angle to its minimum, you can reduce the image size by 30%. Since a 4:3 image is 33% narrower than a 16:9 image, almost the entire 4:3 image will fit in the middle of the screen, with only a thin edge of the image overhanging the top and lower limit screen. To fix this, you need to precisely position the projector at a distance from the screen that will properly project both formats onto the screen. You'll get through this somehow.

Every 4:3 projector equipped with a motorized zoom of at least 1.3x can be configured to display these two image formats in the same way. In fact, the same result can be achieved with a manual zoom projector by placing the projector on a table, or, if the projector is suspended from the ceiling, by climbing on a stepladder each time you need to change the aspect ratio of the image. If the projector zoom is less than 1.3x, you will not be able to squeeze a 4:3 image into the same vertical size, as the 16:9 image.

The good thing is that using the projector in this way allows you to make 100% use of the 4:3 matrix (all 768 XGA lines). However, keep in mind that this doubles the brightness of the image on your screen for 4:3 video footage. Why? 16:9 image area is 33% larger than 4:3. Therefore, the amount of light per unit area at the same image height increases by 1/3 when moving from a 16:9 to 4:3 image. What's more, you're using the entire projector's light output, rather than 75% like 16:9 (the remaining 25% is blocked by black bars). As a result, approximately 2 times more light comes from your projector per unit area. This may or may not matter to you, but you need to know about it.

The second way to project a 4:3 image onto a 16:9 screen is to use the electronic formatting feature found on many projectors and/or your input sources. You can leave the lens set for a 16:9 image and simply select the option that places the compressed 4:3 image in the center of the screen with black bars around the edges. In this case, the illumination per unit area remains unchanged. However, now only half of the pixels that would be used if you used zoom are used to produce a 4:3 image. Essentially, in this case, you are using the projector's capabilities (resolution and brightness) only half half.

Electronic reformatting from sources has a downside, quite a significant one: you often get gray stripes around the edges. The gray stripes are bad decision technical problem: They come as part of a signal that protects the cathode ray tubes in TVs designed to display 16:9 images from burn-in. Gray bars are not needed for digital projectors, because... A digital projector does not have these problems.

I argue that this method is not suitable because the simplest way nullify the impact of the video image - surround it with gray stripes. No museum in the world will design an exhibition of Ansel Adams photographs by framing them gray. And for quite reasonable reasons - precisely from a neutral gray trying to get rid of it by increasing the contrast. The same is true with video.

Want to do ONE thing that will dramatically improve the aesthetic impact of your video theater? Then forget about the projector, screen, signal sources. Instead, make sure that the video image always has a SOLID BLACK FRAME. Until you achieve this, your picture will always look pale compared to what it could be.

How to achieve this? Electric curtains for the screen will help. Electric curtains can be ordered along with the screen (Stewart, Da-lite, etc., all sell them). They are black panels that open and close at your command, moving horizontally from the top and bottom edges, vertically from the left and right edges, or all three, depending on actual size the image you are looking at. In context, if you have a 4:3 image projected onto the middle of a 16:9 screen, curtains will eliminate the gray stripes on the sides by surrounding the “active” image with a black frame.

For a 16:9 screen, the ideal option is two pairs of curtains. You will need side curtains to frame the 4:3 image in the center of the screen. When projecting 16:9 video content in full screen, all curtains are removed. You will need to cover the top and bottom of the screen when watching movies whose aspect ratio is larger than 16:9. Of course, four curtains are the most expensive option. But you need them IF you have a 16:9 screen and you want to surround any of the images you're viewing with black panels. Accordingly, a 4:3 screen requires one pair of curtains (top/bottom) to achieve the same result. For many, this will be a compelling argument in favor of a 4:3 screen. This is what we will discuss below.

Conclusion.

A lot of effort goes into trying to persuade consumers to embrace the 16:9 format. The only catch is that the environment isn't formatted in 16:9. There are many formats, and 4:3 is still the dominant one. And you, one way or another, will have to deal with all formats. Each of the three main options has certain advantages and obvious disadvantages. There is no "best" among them - each of them is better only for certain types of images.

My goal was to destroy the myth that the combination of a projector and a screen of the same 16:9 format must be the best, because the format itself is new. For me this is definitely not the case. Whether this choice is best for you is up to you to decide.

When setting up your home video theater, think carefully about how much 4:3 video you'll be watching and how you want it to be. How important is it to you that the horizontal size of a "widescreen" image be larger than the horizontal size of a 4:3 image? If it is important, then this option is for you. Yours the main objective– maximum HDTV resolution? Then a 16:9 projector plus a 16:9 screen is a great way to achieve the desired result.

On the other hand, if you realize that there are a lot of 4:3 videos, TV and movies that you want to see in a large format, the 16:9 projector/screen option imposes a number of restrictions that you will not want to put up with. A 4:3 projector in combination with a 4:3 screen and electric curtains can provide you with excellent results if used correctly.

You are the director of your own home theater. Think of all the types of videos/movies you'll want to watch - regular TV, HDTV, music videos, modern widescreen movies, classic 4:3 movies, etc. Imagine how they will look on the wall. Once you think about each format, you will understand how to present each of them. Trust your instincts and preferences, be open-minded about all options, and you will find the optimal solution.

Evan Powell - http://www.projectorcentral.com (translation - http://www.bmk.spb.ru)

Recently I was faced with the problem of choosing a new monitor due to the breakdown of the old 19” Benq T905, which served me faithfully for more than 5 years. I abandoned the 16:9 format almost immediately, and the task of choosing a monitor with a 16:10 aspect ratio turned out to be non-trivial, since they almost disappeared from store shelves. Advertising articles and videos beautifully and fabulously describe the advantages of monitors of the new 16:9 format, but not all of their advantages are justified; I will say more - the 16:9 computer display format was created not for the convenience of the consumer, but for the greater benefit of the manufacturer, as well as sellers.

Let’s look at the mythical “advantages” of 16:9 displays point by point:

1. First of all, store sellers defend the 16:9 aspect ratio format by saying that on such a monitor HD movies are displayed without black bars.

In fact, they don’t say that only series in 16:9 format are displayed without stripes (the resolution of such video is 1920x1080). Films in the literal sense of the word that are shown in cinemas are shot in 47:20 format (HD resolution 1920*816, without black bars), therefore, due to the incompatibility of screen and video formats, all cinema films will be displayed on 16 monitors: 9 with stripes.

Thus, the statement about the absence of stripes is either incompetence of the seller or deliberate misleading of the buyer.

2. Sellers emphasize that on a 16:9 format monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080 HD video is supposedly displayed “point to point,” while on a 16:10 monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050 (“not native” to HD), the picture will lose in quality.

This statement is true only for TV series in 16:9 format with a resolution of 1920x1080 (and then with reservations). 47:20 movie format you will in any case stretch (zoom in) until they disappear horizontal stripes. It turns out that after enlarging the video, the point no longer matches the point, and accordingly, it no longer matters at what aspect ratio (16:10 or 16:9) or resolution to play HD video in 47:20 format.

You can also add that when watching a movie, an adequate person will not look through a magnifying glass at how the points are distributed across the monitor matrix, unless this is a test or experiment. For example, I have a 32” TV in 16x9 format with a resolution of 1366x768, I compared HD movies on it and on a FULL HD TV. Point blank - of course there is a difference, BUT!!! Normal people watch movies on a big screen from an appropriate distance, and I dare to assure you that from a distance of 2-3 meters you will no longer see the difference, no matter what the resolution of the screen matrix is ​​(1920x1080 or 1366x768).

Thus, the statement about the advantage of the same matrix and video format is greatly exaggerated.

3. To the remark that on monitors even 24" (not to mention 23" and smaller) the dot is too small - sellers say that than smaller size pixel, the better.

A 19” monitor with a resolution of 1280x1024 has a pixel size of 0.294 mm. In terms of the physical size of objects on the screen, and for working with text, this is the most acceptable size. For a 22" monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050, the pixel size is slightly smaller - 0.282 mm. For 16:9 monitors, the pixel sizes are as follows:

20" – 1600x900, aspect ratio 16:9, point 0.277 mm,
21.5" – 1920x1080, aspect ratio 16x9, point 0.248 mm,
23" – 1920x1080, aspect ratio 16:9, point 0.265 mm,
24" – 1920x1080, aspect ratio 16:9, point 0.277 mm,

Thus, on a monitor with a dot size of 0.282 or less, it becomes problematic to layout websites and read texts, but if you plan to play and watch movies, then this is not very important. Moreover, changing the resolution to a lower one further aggravates the situation, since the text becomes blurry due to the “non-native” resolution.

It should also be noted that manufacturers cut 100 16x9 matrices from a standard sheet, but if you cut other formats, the number of finished matrices turns out to be 90 or less.

Therefore, the only justifiable advantage of 16:9 monitors is their low cost. There are no other advantages. Further, as the aspect ratio increases, the diagonal increases, and the useful area of ​​the panel decreases (mathematics for 2nd grade). A large diagonal is a marketing ploy, because with a larger diagonal, the buyer receives a smaller monitor screen area.

4. And the last, philistine statement that the 16:9 format is simply convenient and that’s all.

The main thing in choosing a monitor is what you need it for. Sellers say it’s more convenient to watch movies and play games. I agree about games, but the phrase “watching a movie”... causes irony. After all, the most convenient way to watch a movie is not on a monitor (whatever format it may be), but on a TV, preferably from 40”.

I wish you a good choice, but I chose the model with LED backlighting – 22” LG W2286L led. This is a monitor with an aspect ratio of 16:10 and a resolution of 1680x1050 pixels.

Monitor resolution is the size of the resulting image in pixels. The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image you can get and the higher the cost of the monitor (all other things being equal).

Typical permissions modern monitors are given below:

Separately worth mentioning Full resolution HD and 4K.

Built-in speaker system

If you do not have serious demands on the sound quality of your audio system, you should consider purchasing a monitor with built-in speakers. If you connect such a monitor using an HDMI or DisplayPort connector, you will not need a separate cable for audio transmission, which is very convenient.

Headphone output

If you use headphones frequently (for example, listening to music at night or in the office), then a monitor equipped with a headphone audio output would be a smart purchase. This will make them more convenient to use.

3D image support (3D-Ready)

The 3D format is gradually gaining popularity. First it conquered cinema screens, and now it is penetrating the market. household appliances. Some monitor models already support 3D content. These monitors have high frequency screen updates (144 Hz and higher) and can alternately display images for the left and right eyes. To ensure that each eye sees its own picture, the kit includes special glasses with “shutter” technology.

To summarize, we can roughly divide monitors into several price categories:

monitors costing from 5,000 to 10,000 rubles. Inexpensive monitors for office or home use. They have a diagonal size from 17 to 21 inches. As a rule, they are equipped with TN-type matrices, or an inexpensive variety of VA or IPS matrices. Maximum resolution is FullHD or less. Equipped with VGA or DVI connectors. Additional adjustments to the screen position are rare.

monitors costing from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles.  Monitors for everyday home use fall into this category. They have a diagonal size from 22 to 27 inches, equipped with good TN, VA or IPS matrices with FullHD resolutions. Equipped HDMI connectors

or DisplayPort. May have USB hubs, built-in speakers and screen position adjustments. monitors costing over 20,000 rubles. More advanced monitors with diagonals from 24 to 35 inches and higher, with matrices with resolutions from FullHD to 5K with good response speed and color reproduction. In this category there are models with

curved screen

or 3D image support. They also have on board a wide range of different connectors for connecting system units and other devices, USB hubs, and audio outputs.

I hope this small guide will help you choose the right monitor for your computer.

This article contains the most popular formats today and the corresponding resolutions of monitor or TV screens.

We will begin our consideration with the most popular formats today, such as 16:9, 16:10 and 4:3, and at the end of the article we will collect the remaining but still used formats and their resolutions. 16:9 format resolutions On

this moment

is the most popular format. Most films and TV series are found in this format.

nHD 640 x 360 (16:9) - 230.4 kpix.

FWVGA 854 x 480 (16:9) - 409.92 kpx.

qHD 960 x 540 (16:9) - 518.4 kpix.

HDV 720p (HD 720p) 1280 x 720 (16:9) - 921.6 kpix.

WXGA++ (HD+) 1600 x 900 (16:9) - 1.44 megapixels.

WQXGA (WQHD) (QHD) 2560 x 1440 (16:9) - 3.68 megapixels.

WQXGA+ 3200 x 1800 (16:9) - 5.76 megapixels.

UHD (4K) 3840 x 2160 (16:9) - 8.29 megapixels.

UHD (8K) (Super Hi-Vision) 7680 x 4320 (16:9) - 33.17 megapixels.

16:10 format resolutions

At the moment, the 16:10 format is quickly gaining popularity; almost all new films are released in this format, so for lovers of new films, you should think about buying a monitor or TV with this format.<.p>

WXGA+ 1440 x 900 (16:10) - 1,296 megapixels.

XJXGA 1536 x 960 (16:10) - 1,475 megapixels.

WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 (16:10) - 1.76 megapixels.

WUXGA 1920 x 1200 (16:10) - 2.3 megapixels.

WQXGA 2560 x 1600 (16:10) - 4.09 megapixels.

WQUXGA 3840 x 2400 (16:10) - 9.2 megapixels.

WHUXGA 7680 x 4800 (16:10) - 36.86 megapixels.

4:3 resolutions

Just 5-6 years ago it was the most popular format, but recently it has given way to new formats such as 16:9 and 16:10.

QVGA - 320 x 240 (4:3) - 76.8 kpx.

VGA 640 x 480 (4:3) - 307.2 kpix.

SVGA 800 x 600 (4:3) - 480 kpx.

XGA 1024 x 768 (4:3) - 786.432 kpx.

XGA+ 1152 x 864 (4:3) - 995.3 kpx.

SXGA+ 1400 x 1050 (4:3) - 1.47 megapixels.

HDV 1080i (Full HD Anamorphic Non-Square Pixel) 1440 x 1080 (4:3) - 1.55 MP.

UXGA 1600 x 1200 (4:3) - 1.92 megapixels.

QXGA 2048 x 1536 (4:3) - 3.15 megapixels.

QUXGA 3200 x 2400 (4:3) - 7.68 megapixels.

HUXGA 6400 x 4800 (4:3) - 30.72 megapixels.

All remaining screen formats and their resolutions

Below is a list of various currently little-used formats (5:4, etc.) and their resolutions.

LDPI 23 x 33 - 759 pixels.

MDPI 32 x 44 (8:11) - 1,408 kpix.

TVDPI 42.6 x 58.5 - 2,492 kpix.

HDPI 48 x 66 (8:11) - 3,168 kpix.

XHDPI 64 x 88 (8:11) - 5,632 kpix.

XXHDPI 96 x 132 (8:11) - 12.672 kpix.

SIF (MPEG1 SIF) 352 x 240 (22:15) - 84.48 kpix.

CIF (NTSC) (MPEG1 VideoCD) 352 x 240 (11:9) - 84.48 kpix.

CIF (PAL) (MPEG1 VideoCD) 352 x 288 (11:9) - 101.37 kpix.

WQVGA 400 x 240 (5:3) - 96 kpix.

MPEG2 SV-CD - 480 x 576 (5:6) - 276.48 kpix.

HVGA 640 x 240 (8:3) - 153.6 kpx.

HVGA 320 x 480 (2:3) - 153.6 kpx.

2CIF (NTSC) (Half D1) 704 x 240 - 168.96 kpix.

2CIF (PAL) (Half D1) 704 x 288 - 202.7 kpx.

SATRip 720 x 400 - 288 kpx.

4CIF (NTSC) (D1) 704 x 480 - 337.92 kpix.

4CIF (PAL) (D1) 704 x 576 - 405.5 kpix.

WVGA 800 x 480 (5:3) - 384 kpix.

WSVGA 1024 x 600 (128:75) - 614.4 kpx.

WXVGA 1200 x 600 (2:1) - 720 kpix.

WXGA 1280 x 768 (5:3) - 983.04 kpx.

SXGA 1280 x 1024 (5:4) - 1.31 megapixels.

16CIF 1408 x 1152 - 1.62 megapixels.

WSXGA 1536 x 1024 (3:2) - 1.57 megapixels.

WSXGA 1600 x 1024 (25:16) - 1.64 megapixels.

2K 2048 x 1080 (256:135) - 2.2 megapixels.

QSXGA 2560 x 2048 (5:4) - 5.24 megapixels.

WQSXGA 3200 x 2048 (25:16) - 6.55 megapixels.

Ultra HD (4K) 4096 x 2160 (256:135) - 8.8 megapixels.

HSXGA 5120 x 4096 (5:4) - 20.97 megapixels.

WHSXGA 6400 x 4096 (25:16) - 26.2 megapixels.

That's all. The review of the main formats and their resolutions has been completed.

How to increase screen resolution on Windows 7 to 1920 1080

How to increase the maximum resolution of your monitor screen

High screen resolution plays a special role in games. The more dots (pixels) there are on the screen, the better the picture as a whole becomes. Other graphic settings, such as anti-aliasing, texture quality, drawing shadows and water, often affect the image on the screen not as much as the resolution value, that is, the number of these same pixels. Therefore, increasing the resolution (and in our case, the maximum resolution) will help raise the overall level of graphics in games.

Of course, the methods described in the article will allow you to increase the screen resolution in the operating system as a whole, not only in games.

Nowadays, the video card market is divided between two large companies: AMD and Nvidia. Each of them has developed its own technology that allows you to increase the maximum permissible (according to the monitor specification) resolution. You must have a video card from one of these manufacturers that is not too weak (not too old) for the material in this article to make sense for you.

If you do not know the brand of your video card, then read the next paragraph of the article. If you know, then feel free to skip.

How to find out the brand of your video card

We offer a solution for Windows owners. We need to get into Device Manager through the Control Panel. In Windows 8, open the side menu on the right, click on Settings (the button with a gear icon), and then click on the corresponding Control Panel item.

In previous versions of Windows, Control Panel can be accessed through the Start menu. So, now from the Control Panel we go to the Device Manager.

In Device Manager, go to the Video adapters section, and right from there you can see at least the brand of your video card in the corresponding item. If you want to know more information about the video card, then double-click on this item or call up the context menu by right-clicking on it, in which click on the Properties item.

AMD requirements

According to AMD's website, you must have one of the following graphics cards, or a newer and more powerful one:

  • AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 390 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 370 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 360 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2.
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 280 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 270 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 260 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7800 Series.
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 Series.
  • Desktop A-Series 7400K APU and higher.

Below is a table with supported resolutions and those resolutions that can be achieved, respectively supported.

Solution for owners of AMD Radeon video cards

AMD has Virtual technology Super Resolution (abbreviated as VSR), developed several years ago precisely with the aim of enabling players to improve the quality of graphics in games. To change the maximum screen resolution you will need latest version AMD programs Catalyst Control Center, which should be installed on all owners of AMD video cards. If you do not have the program for some reason, you can download it on the official website. We also recommend updating the drivers for your video card.

Step 1. So, go to the program: click on the item My digital flat panels. Another list appears.

Click on Properties (Digital Flat Panel). In the Image Scaling Preferences section, check the Enable virtual super resolution box.

Click on the Apply button in the lower right corner of the program.

Step 2. Then you need to go to settings to change the resolution. To do this, right-click on free space on the desktop and in the context menu, select Screen resolution or go to the control panel, and from there to the Screen section, where you need to click on the Adjust screen resolution button. Now you can select a higher resolution in the list of the same name.

New available permissions You can also select it in other programs where there is an option to change the resolution.

It should be noted that when increasing the resolution, the computer spends additional computing power. This usually requires significant computer resources, and it is worth remembering that changing the screen resolution to a higher one may cause a decrease in performance.

Nvidia requirements

You must have a monitor with a resolution of at least 1920x1080 pixels, and a video card of at least 400 series (GeForce 400 Series)

Solution for owners of Nvidia video cards

Nvidia has a similar technology - Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR for short) - which allows you to increase screen resolutions in games up to 4K, that is, up to 3840x2160 pixels. We recommend updating your video card drivers, as is the case with AMD Radeon.

Go to Nvidia Control Panel, then under 3D Settings, select Manage 3D Settings. Here, in the DSR - degree parameter, in the drop-down list, mark those items with the corresponding resolution that you need. For example, if you want to set the resolution to 4K, then select 4.00x (native resolution). You should not select too many resolutions, as this can lead to slower performance: select only the ones you want to use. Don't forget to save your settings.

Now similarly selected resolutions are available in games and in the screen resolution settings in your operating system. Remember that too high a resolution reduces computer performance, which can cause FPS to drop in games.

Change screen resolution and refresh rate in windows7, windows 8.1

Screen resolution determines the clarity of text and images displayed on the screen.

At higher resolutions, such as 1920x1080 pixels (Full HD), objects appear sharper. In addition, objects appear smaller, and more of them can fit on the screen. At lower resolutions, such as 1024x768 pixels, fewer objects fit on the screen, but they appear larger.

Typically, the larger the monitor, the higher resolution it supports. The ability to increase screen resolution depends on the size and capabilities of the monitor, as well as the type of video adapter used.

There are several ways to change the screen resolution:

1 Using standard Windows tools.

2 With help third party utilities(usually when installing drivers on a video card, you already install a program in which you can change image settings).

Change screen resolution using standard Windows tools.

In order to change the screen resolution in windows7/windows 8.1, you need to right-click on the desktop and select “Screen resolution”.

In the “Resolution” line, you can use the slider to select the required screen resolution.

After selecting the resolution, you must click the “Apply” button, a window will appear prompting you to save the settings, if within 15 seconds you do not click “Save Changes”, the resolution settings will not be saved. This is done to be able to automatically return the settings to their previous settings, so if you choose not correct resolution screen, press the Apply button and everything will disappear/the image will be distorted, then after waiting 15 seconds everything will come back and you will understand that the selected resolution is not suitable for your monitor.

In addition, you can change the frequency of the picture changing on the screen; to do this, click “Advanced settings”, go to the “Monitor” tab and in the Monitor settings field select Screen refresh rate.

Change screen resolution with third-party programs.

Often, when installing drivers on a video card, in addition to the driver, a program is installed that helps adjust the image on the monitor. In particular, if you have Nvidia video card then it's probably Nvidia Control Panel. In order to launch this panel, you need to right-click on the desktop and select “NVIDIA Control Panel” or launch it from the taskbar (the icon will be near the clock).

In the panel that opens, select the “Change Resolution” tab, set the required resolution and screen refresh rate in the field on the right, and click the “Apply” button.

Increasing screen resolution on Windows 7.

Hello dear readers, in today’s article you will learn how to increase the screen resolution on Windows 7, as well as which of them are the most popular, but before we begin, I want to explain what screen resolution is.

This is a value indicating the number of points per unit of a certain area. Typically, this term applies to video files and photographs. Right-click on a free space on the desktop and select “Screen Resolution” from the context menu that opens. After this, a window will open through which you can not only increase the screen resolution, but also find out what image format you currently have. To do this, you just need to expand the menu, in the “Resolution” item. Here you will see that on my computer the image is within 1680x1050, so we can say that this is the highest indicator by the standards of my video card and monitor. But if this is not the case for you, then you can increase them to the maximum by setting the highest high value, however, in this case, be careful, when increasing the image format, the speed of the computer (performance) often drops, especially if your computer is weak. And finally, let me write about several of the most popular formats found on computers with the Windows 7 operating system installed:

  1. 1680x1050 - WSXGA+ is the highest;
  2. 1600x1200 - UXGA;
  3. 1600x1024 - WSXGA;
  4. 1280x1024 - SXGA;
  5. 1280x720 - HD 720p;
  6. 800x600 - SVGA, lower resolution on windows 7.

OK it's all over Now! Now you know how to increase the screen resolution and next time you can do it yourself, but again I repeat that you should not overdo it, as the speed of the computer may noticeably decrease.

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How to increase screen resolution on a laptop -

Increasing screen resolution is not an easy procedure, which often forces the user to use outside help during its implementation. There are often situations when a laptop user accidentally changes the screen (matrix) resolution by pressing a combination of hot keys, or, for ease of use, selects the one that suits his needs.

Ways to increase matrix resolution on a laptop

Note! Each specific model has its own “ceiling” of the highest resolution.

What monitor resolutions are there?

It is determined by the maximum value that is supported by the laptop matrix. Attempts to increase the resolution to values ​​​​not supported by the matrix can lead to its damage and further incorrect operation. By the way, replacing a laptop matrix is ​​one of the most expensive PC repairs.

Each operating system has a utility for setting screen resolution;

1. In order to use it, go to the Desktop, right-click on any free space.

You can also use the following alternative and no more the hard way: “Start/Control Panel/Display/Screen Resolution.” This path to the utility may vary slightly depending on the OS version used;

3. Select the most suitable resolution by moving the slider.

It is not always possible to achieve what you want using this method: in most cases, the user does not have the opportunity to select the maximum resolution due to the fact that the system cannot recognize the technical parameters of the installed matrix.

Configuration via video card software

1. Before performing the described procedure using video card drivers, check that they are installed by opening the command prompt with the Win+R key combination and entering the devmgmt.msc command in it.

3. If the OS does not have the required software, you need to install the video card driver from the disk that came with the laptop, or from the official website of the video card manufacturer.

After installation, be sure to restart your PC.

4. After making sure that video drivers are available, go to the “Taskbar”, which is located in the lower right corner of the screen.

5. Find and open the video card software, then select the “Screen Personalization” section and start selecting the appropriate resolution.

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What is screen resolution

Image on everyone's screens modern devices(computer monitors, laptops, tablets, etc.) are formed from very small points called pixels. This is clearly visible if you look at the monitor from close distance. How more points forms an image, the less noticeable these points are, and the clearer the image. One of the most important characteristics Any monitor is the number of points that it is capable of simultaneously displaying. Maximum amount simultaneously displayed points are called maximum screen resolution. Screen resolution is usually indicated as two numbers, the first of which means the number of pixels displayed by the monitor horizontally, the second – vertically (for example, 1920 X 1080). Each monitor model has its own maximum screen resolution. The higher it is, the better the monitor. At the same time, permission cannot be arbitrary. There are certain standards that monitor manufacturers adhere to and with which computer software is developed. The most common resolution standards are 1920X1080, 1440X1050, 1440X900, 1280X1024, 1280X960, etc. Inexperienced users sometimes confuse the concept "screen resolution" with the concept "Screen size". These are completely different things. Screen size- this is its diagonal length (the distance from one of the corners to the opposite corner), measured in inches. Monitors of different sizes can have the same resolution, and vice versa - monitors of the same size can have different resolutions. How larger size screen, the higher its resolution should be. Otherwise, the pixels from which the image is formed will be too visible at close range (the picture will not be clear enough). In your computer settings, you should always select the maximum screen resolution supported by your monitor. , regardless of its size. If you select a resolution lower than the maximum possible, the image quality will be worse than that, which the monitor is actually capable of. If it is more, there will be no image at all (we get a black screen).

How to adjust screen resolution

First of all, you need to find out the maximum resolution supported by your computer monitor. This information is usually included in the documentation that came with the monitor when you purchased it. Knowing the name of the monitor model, you can also get information about its maximum resolution from the Internet (see the manufacturer’s website or specialized sites).

How to set screen resolution depends on the version of Windows installed on the computer:

Windows Vista, Windows 7: close or collapse all open windows, move the mouse pointer over an empty space on the desktop, and press the right mouse button. A context menu will open in which you need to select the “Screen resolution” item (click on it with the left mouse button). In the window that appears, you need to open the drop-down menu next to the word “Resolution” (click on it with the mouse) and move the slider to the value corresponding to the desired screen resolution (see the image on the right, click on it with the mouse to enlarge). Then click the “Apply” button and confirm the installation of new parameters;

Windows XP: close or minimize all open windows, move the mouse pointer to an empty space on the desktop, and press the right mouse button. A context menu will open in which you need to select the “Properties” item (click on it with the left mouse button). In the window that opens, go to the “Options” tab, where in the “Screen resolution” item, move the slider to the value corresponding to the desired screen resolution (see the image on the right, click on it to enlarge). Then click the “Apply” button and confirm making changes to the settings.

If a suitable option is not among the values ​​offered by your computer, it means that either you have not correctly determined the maximum screen resolution for your monitor model (check again), or your computer does not have a video card driver.

In the latter case, you need to find out what video card is installed on your computer, download a driver for it (from its manufacturer’s website) and install it. After restarting the computer, the appropriate resolution option will become available in its settings.

Lesson 13. Law and Social Work

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Tasks: Answer questions, complete practical tasks.

Questions and tasks

1.What is the purpose and features of the Desktop?

2. What is image resolution and what are its characteristics?

Screen resolution, aspect ratio and their letter abbreviations

How is screen resolution related to its information capacity?

4. How does the frequency of screen refreshes affect a person’s work?

5 How to set the screen refresh rate?

6. What tools allow you to change the design of your desktop?

7. What were screen savers used for?

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9 What is the minimum acceptable screen resolution required to run the Windows 7 operating system?

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Educational text

Windows 7 is a very powerful and flexible system: thanks to powerful customization tools, you can configure the system shell in accordance with your tastes and tasks.

Customizing the Windows 7 desktop interface

To screen Desktop we find ourselves when we log into Windows XP. This is the screen we have to work with the most, and it is important to set it up first.

Desktop- This is the main screen of the Windows operating system. Its settings affect how folder windows and most application programs are displayed.

General Desktop Settings

Image resolution. The screen is a raster type device. This means that the screen image is composite. It is made up of individual raster points called pixels.

A raster image has two characteristics: physical size and information capacity. Physical size is expressed in linear units of measurement: meters, millimeters, inches, etc. It is inextricably linked with the medium on which the image is reproduced.

Information capacity is characterized by the number of dots (pixels) that make up a raster image.

There is a relationship between the image size and its capacity through a parameter called image resolution, or extension. Resolution is measured by the number of information points per unit length of the image when it is reproduced.

Resolution is a very expressive parameter. It simultaneously characterizes:

· perfection of the processes of creating, recording and reproducing images;

· technical level of image recording and playback devices;

· quality of media material and image.

Together with the size or capacity, the resolution parameter characterizes the quality of the image itself and its suitability for solving given problems.

Monitor screen resolution. Monitor size is measured diagonally. The unit of measurement is inch. For office or home computer the most common values ​​are: 14, 15, 17, 19, 21 inches. Since the aspect ratio of the monitor is fixed (usually 4:3), the diagonal size characterizes the width and height of the screen.

The information capacity of a monitor is determined by the number of image pixels that can be simultaneously reproduced on the screen. For liquid crystal (LCD) monitors, this value is constant: it is determined by the size of the matrix.

For monitors based on a cathode ray tube (CRT), this value is variable: it is determined by the settings of the computer’s video adapter. Standard values, pixel: 640x480; 800x600; 1024x768; 1152x864; 1280x1024; 1600x1200; 1920x1440, etc. For monitors, this value is called screen resolution.

Setting the screen resolution

The main tool for managing graphic parameters Desktop- dialog window Screen resolution(rice.). It can be opened using the control panel: Start → Control Panel → Screen.

You can also select the command from the desktop context menu Screen resolution.

Kit possible resolutions depends on the hardware capabilities of the video system. If installed correct drivers video adapter and monitor, then only correct values ​​are available.

Screen resolution is selected based on comfortable working conditions. Since the size of the monitor screen does not change, we can say that individual pixels become larger or smaller when the resolution changes. If the resolution decreases, the pixels increase. Accordingly, the image elements become larger, but fewer of them fit on the screen - the information capacity of the screen decreases.

As the resolution increases, the information capacity of the screen increases. IN modern programs a lot of controls. The more of them that fit on the screen, the better. Therefore, when setting up, you should select the maximum screen resolution at which the visual load remains within acceptable limits. They depend on the state of the visual organs, the nature of the work and the quality of the video system devices. Approximate data for monitors are presented in Table 1.

Table 1

For LCD monitors, resolution is chosen differently. It is most convenient to work with a resolution at which the image pixel coincides with the element of the liquid crystal matrix.

Sometimes you have to different programs to work in different extensions. Programs (mostly computer games) that need full screen mode, they themselves set the screen resolution at startup.

Color depth. The color depth value, or color resolution, indicates how much different options colors can be reproduced by a single pixel. operating system Windows 7 supports the following color modes: Hight Color, 24-bit color; True Color, 32-bit color.

Modern video adapters can allocate 32 bits for color, although there are still 24 significant bits. There is almost no difference in performance between the Hight Color and True Color modes, so it makes no sense to reduce the number of colors.

Screen refresh rate. The convenience of working with a computer is greatly influenced by the refresh rate of the image on the screen - frame frequency. This setting is only important for CRT monitors. Before the frame is framed, the monitor's kinescope beam returns from the bottom of the screen to the upper left corner, which is why people sometimes talk about the vertical frequency. For LCD monitors, this parameter cannot be changed.

At a low frame rate, the eye notices a “jitter” in the image, which leads to rapid eye fatigue. The minimum acceptable frequency is 60 Hz. Long-term work on the computer is possible with a refresh rate of 75 Hz and higher. Comfortable work provides a frequency of 85 ... 100 Hz or more.

Acceptable refresh rates depend on your monitor's capabilities. In extreme modes, when the refresh rate is close to the maximum allowable value, image quality may decrease. Sometimes they blur sharp boundaries, such as lines in letters and other symbols. In this case, the update frequency must be reduced. For some monitors choose maximum frequency The manufacturer does not recommend it.

All parameters graphics mode(resolution, number of colors, frame rate) can be set simultaneously.

From year to year, monitors improved mainly only in increasing the resolution of the matrix and All this became the reason for people’s desire to view content more and more good quality. Fortunately, production does not stand still, and more and more powerful and advanced computer devices are entering the world market. With their help, this high-quality content is created and broadcast.

Screen resolution 16:9, like 16:10, is the standard for modern times. In this case, the matrix resolution is 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 pixels, respectively. However, now you should not judge the size of the monitor by its size, since even some mobile phones with a screen diagonal of 5 inches have a matrix resolution greater than the FullHD standard (1920 x 1080 pixels).

Modern monitors from the average price segment Having screen resolutions of 16:9 and 16:10, they usually have 22-24 inches. But it was not always so. The optimal screen resolution has varied over time.

Short story

At the beginning of the history of content creation and playback, the screen aspect ratio was 1:1, that is, “square”. This solution was used only in photography and allowed the composition of the frame to be used both vertically and horizontally. Later, a similar format began to be used when creating films.

The “square” format was replaced by the 5:4 format, which was also called 1.25:1. It was used in some computer monitors and many people confused it with the more common 4:3 format. The only difference was the resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels. Some “experts” and “professionals” noted a more accurate transmission of geometry on this screen format, but not everyone agrees with this, and the debate is still ongoing.

Immediately after the “square”, in order to expand the visible scene and frame, a 4:3 or 1.33:1 format was created. This format first became widespread in photography and cinema, and then became a broadcast standard. analogue television. You can remember the period when every home had, first, huge wooden and later plastic flat-screen TVs with an almost square screen to receive that broadcast standard. Computer monitors also received this format And for a long time had resolutions of 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864 and 1600 x 1200 pixels. Subsequently, they were replaced by widescreen devices with a resolution of 16:9.

There were also 3:2 and 14:9 formats. The first did not prove itself to be anything significant, but the second was an intermediate format for the transition from 4:3 analogue television broadcasting to widescreen and easily fit into the old format in the form of small black stripes at the top and bottom of the screen.

Modern aspect ratio format 16:10 received computer monitors And a large number of laptops with a resolution of 1280 x 800, 1440 x 900 and 1680 x 1050 pixels per inch. The advantage of this format is more working space compared to the most popular one, which has a resolution of 16:9. This format is widely used in gaming monitors.

The transition to digital was marked by the creation of a unified television standard high definition HDTV with 16:9 format. The resolution of the screen matrix in this case is: 1366 x 768, 1600 x 900, 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 pixels. Now there are much more capacious matrices of the same format. What is the difference for the user?

Screen aspect ratio at home and in the office

Nowadays people use a lot of different computer devices, mobile gadgets and wearables. electronic devices both at home and at work in the office. All these technologies are designed to simplify and speed up work, as well as entertain owners.

Screen resolutions of 16:9 and 16:10 are found both in a computer or laptop, and in a TV broadcasting digital content and digital television broadcasting. For fans of computer video games, both of these formats are ideal and they differ only slightly, but TVs usually do not use 16:10 formats.

For workers who deal with spreadsheets, text, or 3D modeling and drawings, having a slightly taller vertical screen (16:10 versus 16:9) allows for valuable additional work and viewing space, resulting in better work.

Content is important

Having a monitor with a 16:9 screen, you also need to have digital content itself. It is created both on video and photo recording devices, and on the computer devices. IN modern world The media world is being adjusted to FullHD and 4K standards with a 16:9 resolution, since, by unifying content, equipment and content manufacturers refuse non-standard solutions in favor of generally accepted norms. Such actions made it possible to reduce costs for the development of new formats and their implementation, as well as free up production resources for improving and improving products in other areas.

Outgoing signal

The video signal itself is formed in special device(video card or video adapter, 16:9 ratio). The resolution varies within the limits selected by the user. How higher resolution, the greater the load on the power of the hardware of both the video adapter and the entire electronic device as a whole. Modern video devices are capable of broadcasting video or game content in three-dimensional images with the highest definition (up to 4K and UltraHD).

For lovers of quality cinema and computer games

Modern monitors with aspect ratios of 16:9 and 16:10 for connoisseurs of gaming and film content do not allow complete immersion in digital world, since they are limited by the width of the view, and the human eye perceives much more with its own. For this, developers of monitors and televisions have created special series of their devices with a very large aspect ratio. They received an aspect ratio of 21:9 and resolutions of 2560 x 1080 and 3440 x 1440.