Are their any disadvantages to having a full screen

A friend told me that most websites are now made with the intention of being viewed on fullscreen? Also, is vista intended for full screen ?

 

What do you mean full screen? Do you mean 4:3?

I don't think most websites are intended to be viewed on full screen, since widescreen is surely taking over. However, websites are definitely easier to read on a 4:3 screen since you get more height, and that's how pages are read.

As for Vista, it's not really intended for anything. It'll work fine on whatever you have.

 

Do you mean a "square" 4:3 screen vs Widescreen 16:10 screens? If so, then he IS correct that most websites are designed that way, though that's only partially correct. Most websites simply use a fixed design, and as such they look odd on WS displays because there is a lack of "stuff" on the sides, which regular displays don't show. It's not that they are designed for one or the other, they just work better on some.

This site uses a variable width design, also called a fluid design. It changes to match your screen, which you can see by making it a window and stretching it around. It should conform to fill your screen.

Vista will work fine with widescreen, so don't worry about it. I wouldn't buy another "square" screen at this point, it's just not as good IMO. Some people feel different.

 

It also really depends on your purposes. If you're a programmer or author and you need a lot of vertical space, then the 4:3 is the way to go. If you plan on watching DVDs, widescreen will suffice.

 

For me, personally, vertical pixels are more useful.

But I do agree with the sentiment that widescreen notebooks are more pleasing to the eye than square shaped laptops.

I do kinda worry, come to think of it, I'll look daft being the owner of a tall screen in a sea of widescreens, as if I'm hoplessly out of touch with modern design trends. I know I shouldn't care about this but I do.

...no, no, that's not my pager that went off. I don't have one of those... things... really!

As for websites, as Yarrr points out, using a fluid design allows the page to stretch and contract as required by your screen's resolution.

Incidentally, I'd have thought Vista (which I don't have) was designed for use on a widescreen, so as to accommodate all those gadgets and stuff on the far right of the screen. Ditto Google Desktop, those kind of apps, which on a tall screen, might just get in the way. At least, for me, it does.

 

You will be the wolf among the sheep

 

Funny how even though no one knows for sure what the OP is talking about, a whole discussion of full screen vs. widescreen can flourish.

 

Get a "square" screen, wide screens are totally overrated and lame (even though I am on a laptop with a wide screen)

 

LOL I was wondering if he was talking about connecting his laptop to a tv monitor