Re:Albert Einstein's theory of relativity in words of four l...
by creata on Monday April 14, 2025 @08:58AM
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That makes sense, thanks. I've seen people give similar praise to 4:3 and 3:2 laptops.
Re:Albert Einstein's theory of relativity in words of four l...
by zahlman on Monday April 14, 2025 @01:08PM
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>The main reason we have them is because it's easier for the screen manufacturers to have just one aspect ratio to deal with.
Not just that, but it was an average of aspect ratios considered for the aesthetic of video data. Not text presentation.
What you really have to ask yourself is why 16:9 is a better choice than anything else. It wasn't picked because 3 16:27 columns is ideal for text. The main reason we have them is because it's easier for the screen manufacturers to have just one aspect ratio to deal with. With 16:9 we're forced to have three columns per screen, but what if I only need two? What if I want more lines of text per screen? Square seems like a much more obvious middle ground.