Back in the day (until around 2003), every PC display was produced in the almost-square 4:3 aspect ratio. Not coincidentally, that’s the same aspect ratio of old-school TVs. At the time, when ...

If you've been secretly hoping that the 16:9 display standard would die a terrible death for 15 years or so, we have good news. While it remains the most common aspect ratio by far, there are reasons ...

Notebook designs are evolving, with the notable trend of 16:10 aspect ratio displays gaining momentum over the traditional 16:9 format. Industry forecasts indicate that by 2025, 16:10 displays will ...

Last year, Disney Plus launched with 30 full seasons of The Simpsons. But to the dismay of many hardcore fans, the episodes were only available in the newly cropped 16:9 format. Being an old show, a ...

I'm not sure if I should post this in this forum but since the screen is the important thing...<BR>Anyway, I love those powerbook titaniums and I've seen a few 16:9 ratio PC notebooks but so far they ...

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