2008-02-23

Non-Optimal Display Resolution on Vista

This has to be one of my favorite errors on Vista thus far.  I love the fact that the OS is trying to help users that don't understand the importance of matching native resolution on LCD's, but it sure is amusing when the stack gets a little screwy.  :)

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2008-02-19

TV Size Calculator and Comparator

I found this link while looking for a quick comparison of 16:9 TV surface areas. I found the output from this tool very useful, but haven't checked it for accuracy. For example, it told me that a 50" 16:9 TV (vs. a 32" 4:3 TV) is 63% larger when viewing 4:3 content (SD), and 190% larger when viewing 16:9 (HD) content.