Template:Aspect Ratio

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Aspect Ratio

• ratio of horizontal resolution to vertical resolution
• common aspect ratios in U.S. and their uses are:
  • 4:3
    • also called "Fullscreen" to distinguish it from "Widescreen"
    • found in virtually all CRT TVs and monitors and many LCD monitors up to about 20"
    • common resolutions in this aspect ratio are 640x480, 1024x768, 1600x1200
  • 16:9
    • considered a "Widescreen" aspect ratio
    • most common in HDTVs, though some recent widescreen LCD Monitors and laptop screens are using this format
    • common resolutions in this aspect ratio are 1280x720, 1366x768, 1600x900, 1920x1080, and 2560x1440
  • 16:10
    • considered a "Widescreen" aspect ratio
    • most common aspect ratio for widescreen LCD monitors, especially for high-end IPS panel monitors at about 24" and up, though cheaper displays are increasingly going to 16:9
    • common resolutions in this aspect ratio are 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, and 2560x1600

See Display Formats for related information

From Wikipedia