16:9 vs 15:8

[H0R53]

I've got three 16:10 monitors running 24:5

 

Using only two is a problem because of the bezel in the middle

 

Thinking of turning them sideways (their mounts allow for such)

 

End result is 15:8

 

Any real difference between 15:8 and 16:9?

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15:8 would be slightly wider than 16:9 but still way less than ultrawide.

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Ryan_Vickers said:

I'm more curious about how 3 16:10 monitors were arranged to get 24:5

3 of them side by side, making them "super-duper ultrawide"

 

15:8 makes them look taller than 24:5, so it might be more confusing to the eyes at first, but it should be fine once you get used to it.

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Just now, Jurrunio said:

3 of them side by side, making them "super-duper ultrawide"

yeah I got thrown off by the mixing of 8:5 and 16:10 

[H0R53]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

15:8 would be slightly wider than 16:9 but still way less than ultrawide.

 

I'm more curious about how 3 16:10 monitors were arranged to get 24:5

1440x900=16:10

3x 1440x900=4320x900

4320x900=24:5

 

Ratios. They are all the same monitor.

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

3 of them side by side, making them "super-duper ultrawide"

 

15:8 makes them look taller than 24:5, so it might be more confusing to the eyes at first, but it should be fine once you get used to it.

 

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

yeah I got thrown off by the mixing of 8:5 and 16:10 

 

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Just now, H0R53 said:

 

Spoiler

 

 

Doesn't that router overheat like that?

[H0R53]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Doesn't that router overheat like that?

Nope. It's an old 54G running DD-WRT.

 

Anyway, so 15:8 is wider than 16:9?

 

I'm more than fine with that, I was worried it'd be less wide.

[dizmo]

Calculate your diagonal screen size with the monitors horizontal and use www.displaywars.com to compare them.

[H0R53]

Just now, dizmo said:

Calculate your diagonal screen size with the monitors horizontal and use www.displaywars.com to compare them.

If I wanted to do that I would have already.

 

I'm lazy so I posted here.

[Glenwing]

9 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Nope. It's an old 54G running DD-WRT.

 

Anyway, so 15:8 is wider than 16:9?

 

I'm more than fine with that, I was worried it'd be less wide.

15:8 = 15 horizontal pixels for every 8 vertical pixels = 1.875 horizontal pixels for every 1 vertical pixel (15 ÷ 8)

16:9 = 16 horizontal pixels for every 9 vertical pixels = 1.777 horizontal pixels for every 1 vertical pixel (16 ÷ 9)

 

15:8 is a bit wider than 16:9. For reference, ultrawides are around 2.4:1, and a single one of your monitors (1440×900) is 1.6:1.

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1 hour ago, H0R53 said:

Nope. It's an old 54G running DD-WRT.

 

Anyway, so 15:8 is wider than 16:9?

 

I'm more than fine with that, I was worried it'd be less wide.

see the post above, that's what I would have written but glenwing beat me to it  

 

to add to that though, 3 vertical 16:10 monitors is far from a common configuration.  If you are doing gaming that spans them all, dont be surprised to come across a few games that don't like it