Any practical advantage to 1920x1200 LCD vs Standard 1920x1080

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I just noticed that the LCD I just bought has a 1920x1200 res. After looking at other 24" Monitors, I see that the majority of them are 1920x1080. Besides being slightly highter res, is there any advantage of 1200 vs 1080? Besides the obvious, I would assume not?
 
Well, 19x12 is 16:10 aspect ratio, whereas 19x1080 is 16:9. So there are less pixels and it is a different ratio. I wouldn't say there is an innate advantage of one over the other, it just depends on what you plan to use the monitor for. If you watch Blu-rays or other 1080p content, then having a monitor with that exact same aspect ratio (16:9) might be a little better. If you do artwork or other editing, having more pixels is always nice.
 
1920x1080 has a 16:9 aspect ratio while 1920x1200 is 16:10. A 16:9 24” will be slightly wider than a regular 16:10 wide screen 24”, due to this, wide screen movies and TV episodes will look bigger in full screen mode (due to the extra width). However for normal computing work (word processing, browsing, etc..) extra height of a 16:10 will come in handy because you can see more text lines vertically. 16:9 aspect ratio is relatively new to PC monitors, therefore older games might not support that. 16:9 is the TV standard.

EDIT : I think CJRP posted while I was writing :p... anyways we both said the same thing.
 
You, sir, are confused. The "standard" resolution is 1920x1200. Only very recently have 23" monitors been introduced with a resolution of 1920x1080. Most monitors are still 16:10, which is the optimum ratio for viewing electronic A4 documents in a working environment. 16:9 is the standard definition for HD television and movies. However, given the choice, I'd take 16:10 over 16:9, since you can still run things at 1920x1080 without any major distortion--just two 60-pixel horizontal black bars at the top and bottom of your screen. In short, 24" 1920x1200 = win.
 
When I went from 1920x1200 to 1080p I really didn't notice the change, good or bad. The loss of 120 vertical pixels didn't make any difference to me, and I didn't notice any real gain in framerate in games either.
 
Its very recent that 1920x1080 have come to the 22-24 inch monitors. This discussion usually involves much bigger displays. For example 37 inch 1080p monitors like the Westy w3. If I were buying a 22-24 inch though I see no real reason to not go 16:10

On displays 32 inches and up you have no choice-1080p is the highest resolution you can buy currently unless I am mistaken.
 
Practicality is the advantage of 1920x1200. You get more height and less width which is useful for everything except watching 16:9 widescreen videos.
 
I'd say to get as many extra pixels out of those that you can, unless you're watching blue-ray to which you'll want to keep the ratio to its 16:9 :cool:
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From reading the posts by 16:9 proponents it seems that watching media on a 16:10 monitor forces you to have black bars at the top and bottom and these seemingly cause peoples eyes to spontaneously bleed! :p

What they forget to mention is that most films are 2.35:1 anyway, so you still get black bars on a 16:9 monitor. :rolleyes:
 
philjohn said:
From reading the posts by 16:9 proponents it seems that watching media on a 16:10 monitor forces you to have black bars at the top and bottom and these seemingly cause peoples eyes to spontaneously bleed! :p

What they forget to mention is that most films are 2.35:1 anyway, so you still get black bars on a 16:9 monitor. :rolleyes:
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Don't even try.

They wont listen.
 
phoenixfx said:
1920x1080 has a 16:9 aspect ratio while 1920x1200 is 16:10. A 16:9 24” will be slightly wider than a regular 16:10 wide screen 24”, due to this, wide screen movies and TV episodes will look bigger in full screen mode (due to the extra width). However for normal computing work (word processing, browsing, etc..) extra height of a 16:10 will come in handy because you can see more text lines vertically. 16:9 aspect ratio is relatively new to PC monitors, therefore older games might not support that. 16:9 is the TV standard.

EDIT : I think CJRP posted while I was writing :p... anyways we both said the same thing.
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I haven't seen a single game that supports 16:10 but not 16:9. People on this forum have been using 1080p HDTVs as monitors for years now without issue.

In short, either will work fine. The only reason to really pick one over the other is if you plan to use it for more than a PC monitor (360, PS3, cable DVR, etc) then you should go 1080p. If this is going to be a PC monitor only, then you should pick what has the highest quality panel you can afford.
 
I have been waiting for 24" 1080p monitors so i could run the same resolution as my second monitor which is a sony 52" xbr4.
 
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