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Does it even make a difference? the two monitors I'm looking at both have the same resolution but one is 16:9 and the other is 16:10 I use the computer mostly for web browsing and gaming.

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uh, that's not possible. the ratios talk about the ratio between the number of vertical pixels and the number of horizontal pictures. they aren't the same resolution.

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The difference between the two is 10% less pixels so you may get a 5% - 8% increase in gaming performance.

You do loose 120 rows of pixels on a 16:9 monitor as opposed to 16:10, so potentially you will need to scroll down more often.

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Reply to jaguarskx
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ok well I was looking at 2 samsung monitors. the 2253 and the t220

http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer [...] AQWJFV/XAA


http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer [...] 2TWHSUV/ZA

they both list 1680x1050 resolution but the t220 says 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+) whatever that last part means. any suggestions about these monitors?

Reply to riptide
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Those are both 16x10.

Reply to cjl
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16x10 is used for pc monitors and 16x9 is used for cinematic displays such as tv's....wsxga=widescreen xtended graphics array +

Reply to teaser
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16x10 is better suited for computer tasks and for games. Many games are still made with 4:3 in mind and then are adopted for other ratios. Because of it usually 16:9 is visually worse. For example, in most RTS, that have controls at the bottom, those control take so much space on 16:9, that you can see only very narrow strip of the actual field.

But in any case, those two monitors are 16:10. They both good. (I have one of those)

Reply to MxM
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I ended up going with the T220 Thanks everyone for the advice.

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