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[Wyatt via Digitalmars-d]

On Thursday, 10 July 2014 at 23:15:41 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>
> I'm fairly certain they don't. Heck, I can't even find a 5:4 
> anymore which at least isn't *as* bad as 16:9. Tolerable, at 
> least.
>
If you're willing to pay a bit more, you can get 16:10 which 
is...actually not that bad.  I think it strikes a good balance.  
Better still, Google has some laptops with 3:2 screens that I'd 
love to have elsewhere.

> But as for *actual* 4:3, or even 5:4, I really do doubt they're 
> still manufactured.

I think there's still a few 5:4? But for the most part, no.  A 
big part of the push comes back to marketing BS:  Display sizes 
are measured by their diagonal, so you can advertise a 20" 
widescreen for more money, even though it cost less to make than 
a 19" at 4:3 or 5:4.  And it's "cinematic"! orz

> I think the best bet for 4:3 is to just look for a used CRT. 
> (Heck, at least they can display more than one resolution 
> without looking bad.) I'm kinda jealous of those pro gamedevs 
> with a dual-monitor, one of them being vertical, setup. I 
> should do that. With one of those desks that can adjust to/from 
> standing position. That'd be sweet :)
>
If you want a seriously good CRT, you pretty much want a 
Trinitron.  For PCs, my personal recommendation is the G-series.  
I had a G200 (17" flat tube) for about ten years and it could 
push 1600x1200 at 85Hz and even do 2560x1600 at 60Hz.  If you're 
using old consoles, you can't go wrong with a PVM (it works 
pretty well with a supergun too, though it still can't do some of 
the wacky modes like what Gun Frontier and Metal Black use).

> (And it'd be *fantastic* for fans of vertical sh'mups!)
>
Can confirm. ;)

-Wyatt