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3:2 Screen like Surface Laptop or Huawei and thin bezels #12

Open jerrmo opened 5 years ago

jerrmo commented 5 years ago

Why/User Benefit/User Problem

In my experience, the 3:2 screens make for a better browsing/productivity form factor. Also, thin bezels make for a sleeker, more modern look. The chunky "chins" on most modern 16:9 laptops (HP, Dell, Lenovo) look outdated.

Description of the feature

3:2 Screen Ratio like the Surface Laptop or Huawei Matebook X Pro, with thin bezels. The Surface Laptop is a very good example of a screen with thin bezels and 3:2 aspect ratio while also keeping the webcam where it is supposed to be (at the top, not at the bottom or in a weird button on the keyboard)

HansJK commented 5 years ago

I think 16:10 just like the MacBooks have, is the perfect screen ratio. It makes for a great browser experience, but also works fine having two windows side by side. It also looks very modern.

Venturub commented 5 years ago

I prefer 3:2 but, regardless, thin bezels for sure! And a screen with at least 2k!

mtkunkel commented 5 years ago

Anything taller than 16:9 please. Yes, the screens will be more $$$. Go against the typical consumer trash mass produced parts and make something great. 16:10 or 3:2.. Any are better

jerrmo commented 5 years ago

I agree - 16:10 is fine but 3:2 is preferred. Please no chunky "chins" on the bottom. Lets get those thin bezels!

NOTtheMessiah commented 5 years ago

3:2≅1.5 is the best for productivity on a tablet. For dual pages, it approximates the (2*8.5)/11=17/11≅1.54 ratio for two pages side by side, is relatively good for single page viewing 8.5:11≅1.29 (using up 86% of screen space), isn't too far from 16:10≅1.6 ratio which is probably best for all-purpose use (and notably the choice for MacBooks for good reason) or 16:9≅1.77 for media consumption (using up %84 of screen space for video). No use case above drops below 84% of screen usage.

16:10 uses 90% of screen space for media consumption, yet is also very good for documents side-to-side, preferable laptops with larger screens.

I should organize this into a table...

ajflores1604 commented 5 years ago

+1 for 16:10 or 3:2 screen. It's incredibly frustrating programming on a 16:9 screen after coming from something taller