Phil Cook v2 wrote:
> And lo On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:19:45 +0200, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did 
> spake thusly:
> 
>> PS. I am similarly baffled by the current fashion for "widescreen" 
>> TVs. Given that 99.998% of all video content ever created is in 4:3 
>> aspect, what the hell is the advantage of buying a TV with a 16:9 
>> aspect?? I don't understand.
> 
> To all those giving an answer of "movies" to this question may I point 
> out that most aren't 16:9 but are in 21:9 cinema proportions. 16:9 was 
> the compromise yet now we have the option of purchasing yet another 
> television at this proportion from Philips.

Well, the monitor I'm watching right now actually has a 8:5 aspect, and 
the one at home has (I think) a 11:6 ratio. No idea what that means...

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