How often these days do you see 4×3-aspect LCD monitors for sale? I’d be willing to bet it’s not often. Widescreen has simply dominated the PC market, from laptops to desktops, which a lot of people thinking is a wonderful thing. It makes laptops smaller, it’s better for watching movies and it lets you put documents side-by-side.

But the downside to this is considerably less vertical room, and if you think about it that’s where you often need it. How often have to been to a website that is almost twice as wide as it is tall? Or written a document in landscape? In truth, for the normal, everyday stuff we do on our computers widescreen doesn’t make a lot of sense. All it serves to do is fill our field of vision.

There are a few manufacturers that make screens to cater for those who want the ultimate in practicality for these activities, with screens that can be rotated with a simple flick of the wrist (Dell comes to mind). AOC have decided to get in on the action with the 2219P2 Jenio, a 22” 1680×1050 Widescreen display, that in an instant can be flipped to provide a very practical and long 1050×1680 resolution.

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There is no shortage of widescreen LCDs available these days. 19″ Widescreens have become the norm, and 22″ Widescreens are not much more. Manufacturers need to do something to differenciate themselves from the others, be it with available connections, built-in card readers and USB hubs, contrast ratios, viewing angles, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.

AOC have decided to do something a little bit different. Their latest model, the 22″ 2230Fm, makes it possible to do away with the PC altogether, and brings new meaning to “Digital Photoframe”.

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