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Because televisions aren't square.
by edlinfan 13y ago
Because televisions aren't square.
- NamTaf 13y agoMore precisely, because eyes (plural, operating as a single input) aren't square. 16x[9/10] sort-of matches the field of view we have.
- ygra 13y agoSubjective, I know, but 4:3 was a lot more pleasant to work with, at least for me. 16:(9|10) might match movie aspect ratios better and thus would be better for watching them, but I do other things more often than watching movies on my computer screens (it's different for a TV, though).
- NamTaf 13y agoConversely, 16x(9|10) allows me to put 2x portrait documents next to one another comfortably. Alternatively, I can work on a document with a 2-page view.