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I find 4:3 too square for both tablets and laptops as it seriously detracts from watching widescreen video content such as nearly all newer movies and TV shows,
by bsharitt 9y ago
I find 4:3 too square for both tablets and laptops as it seriously detracts from watching widescreen video content such as nearly all newer movies and TV shows, but 16:9 does have seem a bit too wide compared to height, especially on tablets when you try to use it in portrait mode and it seems ridiculously tall. I've found 16:10 to be a better than 16:9, and while I haven't had a 3:2 laptop, the 3:2 Nook HD+ from a few years back is probably my favorite table screen(shame about the rest of the tablet) in that it didn't compromise movies too much, but wasn't awkward in portrait.
- cimmanom 9y agoSure, but a lot of us use our laptops for tasks besides watching video.
- bsharitt 9y agoUh, yes that was indeed the point of my comment, thank you for restating that. If video was the only important thing, 16:9 across the board would be important. But going the other way to 4:3 is a vast over correction as it would make the screen nearly useless for video.
- cimmanom 9y agoMaybe not all laptops should be 4:3, but that doesn't mean none should be. Many of us never use our laptops (especially employer-owned ones) for full-screen video, or have no objection to the letterboxing and slightly smaller video size when we do. "Nearly useless" seems like a ridiculous exaggeration to me. I have an iPad (4:3) used for little other than video, and love it.
- Zak 9y agoI don't find it to detract seriously; it just reduces the display area. Since a laptop is fairly close to my eyes, and easy to move closer, I don't consider this a big problem.
- mark-r 9y agoI love the Nook HD+ too. The article points out a few other examples of 3:2 displays.