Editing Computer monitor (section)

===Aspect ratio===
{{Main|Display aspect ratio}}
Until about 2003, most computer monitors had a [[4:3]] [[Display aspect ratio|aspect ratio]] and some had [[5:4]]. Between 2003 and 2006, monitors with [[16:9]] and mostly [[16:10]] (8:5) aspect ratios became commonly available, first in laptops and later also in standalone monitors. Reasons for this transition included productive uses (i.e. [[field of view in video games]] and movie viewing) such as the word processor display of two standard letter pages side by side, as well as CAD displays of large-size drawings and application menus at the same time.<ref>NEMATech Computer Display Standards {{cite web |url=http://www.millertech.com/Technical_Specs.htm |title=NEMA Specifications |access-date=2011-04-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302030131/http://www.millertech.com/Technical_Specs.htm |archive-date=2012-03-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315085244/http://www.necdisplay.com/support/css/monitortechguide/index05.htm |archive-date=2007-03-15 |url=http://www.necdisplay.com/support/css/monitortechguide/index05.htm |title=Introduction—Monitor Technology Guide |publisher=NEC Display Solutions }}</ref> In 2008 16:10 became the most common sold aspect ratio for [[LCD monitor]]s and the same year 16:10 was the mainstream standard for laptops and [[notebook computers]].<ref name="displaysearch1">{{cite web |url=http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A424DE8-28DF6E59/displaysearch/hs.xsl/070108_16by9_PR.asp |title=Product Planners and Marketers Must Act Before 16:9 Panels Replace Mainstream 16:10 and Monitor LCD Panels, New DisplaySearch Topical Report Advises |publisher=DisplaySearch |date=1 July 2008 |access-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072242/http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A424DE8-28DF6E59/displaysearch/hs.xsl/070108_16by9_PR.asp |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref>

In 2010, the computer industry started to move over from [[16:10]] to [[16:9]] because 16:9 was chosen to be the standard [[high-definition television]] display size, and because they were cheaper to manufacture.{{cn|date = November 2021}}

In 2011, non-widescreen displays with 4:3 aspect ratios were only being manufactured in small quantities. According to [[Samsung]], this was because the "Demand for the old 'Square monitors' has decreased rapidly over the last couple of years," and "I predict that by the end of 2011, production on all 4:3 or similar panels will be halted due to a lack of demand."<ref name="mybroadband1">{{cite web |url-status=live |url=http://mybroadband.co.za/news/hardware/17621-Widescreen-monitors-Where-did-1920x1200.html |title=Widescreen monitors: Where did 1920×1200 go? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113080158/http://mybroadband.co.za/news/hardware/17621-Widescreen-monitors-Where-did-1920x1200.html |archive-date=2011-01-13 |website=MyBroadband |date=10 January 2011 |first1=Jan |last1=Vermeulen |access-date=2011-12-24}}</ref>