Re:Linus talks about Apple laptops, Linux distributions, his...
by raverbashing on Friday April 20, 2012 @03:09PM
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I suppose the issue is slightly deeper than "users want to see their movies without letterboxing"
Sure, you could simply slap any resolution in a PC monitor.
But if you keep the aspect rate constant across devices, you can easily change displays. Why? Example: 2nd monitor, and especially the big screen TVs that are being used in place of projectors nowadays.
Funny that the 13' MacBooks (Pro/Air) still have a 1.6 (16:10) ratio, and the 11' has a 16:9 ratio
Sure, you could simply slap any resolution in a PC monitor.
But if you keep the aspect rate constant across devices, you can easily change displays. Why? Example: 2nd monitor, and especially the big screen TVs that are being used in place of projectors nowadays.
Funny that the 13' MacBooks (Pro/Air) still have a 1.6 (16:10) ratio, and the 11' has a 16:9 ratio