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I've always understood it as 16:9 is for consuming video (consumers), and 16:10 is for editing video (creators), since you can fit a 1080p+ video at full width

I've always understood it as 16:9 is for consuming video (consumers), and 16:10 is for editing video (creators), since you can fit a 1080p+ video at full width with an editing toolbar along the bottom.

glogla 6y ago
I think the 5k monitor Apple was selling for a while was the same idea - you can fit 4k video pixel for pixel and also the editing tools.
Retr0spectrum 6y ago
And 21:9 is for consuming "cinematic" video, or two 4:3-ish productivity apps side-by-side, with some space left over. I prefer 21:9 because I feel like it most closely matches my natural field of view.
- lliamander 6y ago
  I enjoy my 34" 3440 x 1440, but I think that a 32" (or slightly larger) 4K might ultimately be the better choice while still fitting in my field of view.
Dahoon 6y ago
16:10 is A4 paper.
- Symbiote 6y ago
  Metric paper sizes have the ratio sqrt(2), 1.414. (A0 has area 1m². Halving the sheet gets the next size. This works very nicely for scaling documents smaller or larger.)
- innocenat 6y ago
  16:10 is closer to Legal (8.5" × 14") than A4 (which is 210 × 297 mm)