How to know if a monitor is "wide"?

[Xemnaz]

Sorry , i can't explain it better. But I hope you understand what i mean. Like, the older screens, were kinda square shaped, and the new ones are wider. In my case, i want to know if this screen is really wide, because i can't really understand from the pic, and i don't know this brand :/
https://www.skroutz.gr/s/4356499/AOC-e2470Swhe.html

 

[mudpuppet]

Yes it's a wide screen, aspect is 16:9 with a resolution of 1920x1080. The current squares are about a 5:4 with 1280x1024 resolution.

http://us.aoc.com/monitor_displays/e2470swhe
compared to a like model square we deploy to certain people at work...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-19-lcd-monitor-matte-black/1305802474.p?id=mp1305802474&skuId=1305802474&srccode=cii_328768002&cpncode=45-84918455-2&ref=25&loc=BNG

 

[geofelt]

1920 x 1080 is normal.
on a wide screen, the 1920 dimension may be 1440, 2560, ...

 

[Xemnaz]

i don't really think i explained it really well. when i said square shaped monitors, i don't mean SQUARE, like back in 2005.
what i mean is, i already got an lg 23 inches, but it looks smaller if you place it near a 21" widescreen monitor.
I hope that helps. So, is the aoc screen that widescreen i want?

 

[blazorthon]

1920x1080 is a 16x9 resolution and 16x9 is defined as widescreen. 4x3 is called full screen and probably what you mean by "square shaped" monitors such as many CRT and early LCD displays. 1920x1080 is not the widest these days, but it is still widescreen and it is very common.

Yes, that display you linked is widescreen.

 

[geofelt]

The resolution defines the shape of the monitor.
The size is the diagonal length in inches .
Here is an example of a wide screen 25" 2560 x 1080 monitor:
http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-24-025-122&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC-_-pla-_-LCD+%2f+LED+Monitors-_-9B-24-025-122&gclid=COml75OxvcgCFYePHwod1tUNeg

16:9 has been the new norm. Usually people think of more as "wide"

 

[norseman4]

i don't really think i explained it really well. when i said square shaped monitors, i don't mean SQUARE, like back in 2005.
what i mean is, i already got an lg 23 inches, but it looks smaller if you place it near a 21" widescreen monitor.
I hope that helps. So, is the aoc screen that widescreen i want?

From the AOC product page:

1920 x 1080 Full HD

Yes, this is AOC is a wide-screen (16:9 ratio), but what is the model of your LG.

Could you be talking about a wide-screen (16:9) vs an ultra-wide (21:9)?

 

[Wolfshadw]

That's a wide screen monitor. It has a native resolution of 1920x1080 or an aspect ratio of 16:9. Wide screen displays typically have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10 (meaning 16 horizontal units and 9 or 10 vertical units). More square displays will have a aspect ratio of 4:3 or 5:4.

-Wolf sends