I guess it is widescreen; but it isn't what movies use, so when watching them you get two black bars on the top and bottom. That and its cheaper to make 16:9, that's why they changed it.
Anyhow, yeah, 16:10 > 16:9 if you ask me.
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If you are going to play other games such as FPS games its better to avoid using televisions as the ghosting and graphics lag are worse than a normal pc monitor and will affect you playing fast paced online games such as FPS. If you just play RPG/MMO games then televisions are your best bet as there are some great deals for 32 - 42" HD televisions at the moment.
I play with 2 x Asus 24" dual screen 4tw!
iMac 27": 1920x1080 when I fight, 2560x1440 when I wanna take screenshots or craft, with ATI Mobility Radeon HD4850 1GB DDR5
BenQ GL2750 LED 27Inch, 1920x1080 resolution. Very great monitor and pretty cheap. Was going to buy the Dell U2711 Ultrasharp, but when I saw this BenQ right next to the Dell, Dell at 2560x1440 reso, I couldnt see much difference except price on the dell was over double the price.
Norwegian Price: Benq 1999Nok, DellU2711 4890Nok. So since i couldnt see any real benefits with the 2560x1440 resolution for games, I went for the BenQ ^^
Running it on a Asus Radeon HD 7970
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BenQ-XL2420T...item416648fb61 This the one you have ?
Since you dont say who it is you are asking, but if the question is directed at me, then no. Thats not the model I got.
This is the one I am using : http://www.technikdirekt.de/main/en/...7-full-hd.html
32" TOSHIBA 3D LED TV
I hate it. I'm not kidding, it's not mounted. And I sit way too close to it.
Talk about first world problems.
I have 3 27" monitors, however I usually only play at 1920x1080.
I also have my computer hooked up to my 120" HD projector in the living room for when I don't feel like sitting behind my computer. So there's that...