{"id":714,"date":"2009-09-06T06:54:36","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T13:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=714"},"modified":"2009-09-06T07:04:23","modified_gmt":"2009-09-06T14:04:23","slug":"read-this-before-buying-a-new-monitor-new-widescreen-monitors-are-shorter-than-older-monitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/read-this-before-buying-a-new-monitor-new-widescreen-monitors-are-shorter-than-older-monitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Read this before buying a new monitor: New widescreen monitors are shorter than older monitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When shopping for new flatscreen LCD monitors, you will find that most screens sold today are widescreen with a 16:9 ratio, meaning that they are nearly twice as wide as they are tall. Older monitors have a 4:3 ratio, meaning that they are nearly square. Since screens are measured diagonally, a new 17&#8243; 16:9 monitor is actually shorter but wider than a 17&#8243; 4:3 monitor. In detail, a new 17&#8243; 16:9 monitor is  <strong>8.3&#8243; H<\/strong> x 14.8&#8243; W. An old-style 17&#8243; 4:3 monitor is taller at <strong>10.2&#8243; H<\/strong> x\u00a0 13.6&#8243; W. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavecreations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cavecreations.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When shopping for a new monitor, consider the following to find a size that will be equal or greater than your current monitor:<\/p>\n<p>If you have a  17-inch 4:3 monitor, get at least a 22-inch 16:9 widescreen to have the same height. (10.2&#8243; H vs. 10.8&#8243; H)<\/p>\n<p>If you have a  19-inch 4:3 monitor, get at least a 24-inch 16:9 widescreen to have the same height (11.4&#8243; H vs. 11.8&#8243; H)<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/read-this-before-buying-a-new-monitor-new-widescreen-monitors-are-shorter-than-older-monitors\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/read-this-before-buying-a-new-monitor-new-widescreen-monitors-are-shorter-than-older-monitors\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When shopping for new flatscreen LCD monitors, you will find that most screens sold today are widescreen with a 16:9 ratio, meaning that they are nearly twice as wide as they are tall. Older monitors have a 4:3 ratio, meaning that they are nearly square. Since screens are measured diagonally, a new 17&#8243; 16:9 monitor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":719,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}