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This kind of debate has been going on forever and it will continue as formats for random purposes are invented at random times in history. There is no next bett
by rhacker 9y ago
This kind of debate has been going on forever and it will continue as formats for random purposes are invented at random times in history. There is no next better aspect ratio or pixel density that we should move to so we do our best. If we suddenly switch who is to say the next big unknown thing suddenly makes 14:10 the best ratio for the next 10 years?
- hsitz 9y agoIn fairness, the article was not arguing that some particular aspect ratio (e.g., 3:2) was _optimal_. It's main point was that 16:9 is not optimal, especially on small laptop screens, and that something wider would work better.
- mark-r 9y agoFunny you should say 14:10, that's almost the aspect ratio used in Europe for paper sizes. It's based on the square root of 2 so that cutting a sheet in half results in two new sheets with the same aspect ratio.