laptops with 1200 vertical resolution

[Rick Stevens]

On 01/03/2013 11:07 AM, Joe Wulf issued this missive:
> I second that motion of having a computer function as a computer.  I had
> the opportunity when buying my latest laptop to go with something older
> and less capable, but having a decent screen resolution of 1920x1200 or
> a newer, more capable model with LESS resolution.  Unfortunately, the
> FAD a television-like computer was far more important to the
> bean-counters than the stability of decent resolution.  Not that I'm
> bitter, either!  In the end I went with the higher-end newer model
> laptop.  My Dell Alienware M18x is an excellent machine with the only
> real flaw was the loss of meaningfully invaluable screen real-estate.
> Sadly, it was done by Dell in the name of fashion and silly
> (in)conveinence, vice common-sense.

We are sadly in a minority. Too many people want 16:9 displays to watch
their movies and crud and feel "cheated" if a 1080 movie gets
letterboxed on a 1920x1200 monitor. This is the tyranny of the majority
in action. There's not much we can do. We are massively outnumbered.
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