[opendtv] Re: 20060807 Mark's Monday Memo
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:29:13 -0400
I personally am fond of the 16:10 ratio. It seems pleasing to me as it=20
approximates the 1.618:1 ratio of the Golden Rectangle.
From Wikipedia:
"A golden rectangle is a rectangle with dimensions which are of the=20
golden ratio, 1 : =CF=86 (i.e., 1 : 1.618... ). It has been claimed to be=
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most aesthetically pleasing shape of a rectangle."
See: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle>
- Tom
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 2:45 PM +0200 8/9/06, Jeroen Stessen wrote:
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>>Hi,
>>Craig:
>>
>>> This age old discussion is ridiculous!
>>
>>(...)
>>
>>> I now have a 16:9 HDTV display and I can tell you that it is rare
>>> when the entire screen is filled.
>>
>>What can I say... your country is lagging behind. Seriously behind.
>>
>>In this neighborhood 16:9 is the standard for today, and wider
>>than 16:9 is the future. 4:3 TVs are only still selling well in
>>supermarkets and drugstores. Watch this space...
>>
>>It helps to have a satellite dish, as cable signals are still
>>too often converted to letterbox. But that is 16:9 too.
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> Why should I keep my expensive displays tethered to a DTT antenna,=20
> cable or DBS? These folks have a vested interest in maintaining the=20
> status quo.
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> When I view the ever increasing range of motion imagery content=20
> available via the Internet I do not find any allegiance to a specific=20
> raster density or aspect ratio.
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> Go forth and tell stories, using whatever technical parameters best=20
> fit the application.
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> Regards
> Craig
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> P.S. I do sympathize with Jeroen in that it may be necessary for=20
> manufacturers to optimize products around a few common standards. I=20
> find it rather queer that there is so much animosity here to the=20
> rather large number of (non-16:9) panel displays that are being=20
> optimized for the personal computer display market - The marketplace=20
> is supporting this!
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