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Latest revision as of 14:51, 27 October 2012
- 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
- 4:3
See Display Formats for related information
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