Right. There are many resolutions for monitors and cards which are not the same ratio. Why that is, I don't know, but it is true and works fine for those monitors.
The computer I'm on now as two settings for 1280x****. They are 1280x768 and 1280x1024... neither of which are the normal aspect ratio.
As far as the smaller resolutions, I'd have to agree that I can't deal with those. I personally use 1024x768, but that's just because I'm used to it and my monitor is old and doesn't particularly like the higher resolutions. For that matter, it doesn't like 75Hz refresh rate anymore either.
