On 06/07/09 01:55 (GMT-0700) Steve Wendt apparently typed:

> On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:26:47 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:

>>16:9 was a preliminary standard that died.

> That isn't strictly true; HD video is still 16:9 (1280x720 aka 720p,
1920x1080 aka 
> 1080p).  

Suitability for movies doesn't really correlate to suitability for a PC
display AFAICT.

>>Standard widescreens now available are all 16:10 (1.6:1).

> Yes - I've been wondering how/why that happened.

Go play for a while on laptop row at Office Depot. I think you'll find
screens any shorter in relation to their width just won't seem
appropriate, particularly when you remember that most web sites are
fixed at ~760px wide. Manufacturers generally won't for long build what
people don't buy.

It might also be that driver math at 1.6:1 is simpler than at
1.777777777777777777777:1.
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