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.

-- 
Phil Cook

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I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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