I could find the threads where we have discussed this before Bert, and prove you wrong once again. But I do not have the energy to invest in talking to a stone. Regards Craig At 12:07 PM -0400 7/13/05, Manfredi, Albert E wrote: >Craig Birkmaier wrote: > >> The human visual field is nearly round, > >Wrong. > >> To get a high resolution view of stuff in a 180 degree >> field you need to move your head from side to side - >> the eyes can't move over that range to acquire a high >> resolution view. > >This is irrelevant, since we never said anything about >resolution. Just about filling the field of view. > >Human vision is not round, for obvious reasons, and >we have been through this many times, quoting credible >sources. The vertical is less than the horizontal. The >horizontal is 180 degrees or just about. So you do the >math please. > >Anyone who claims that a screen aspect ratio is the >same as the ratio of vertical vs horizontal field of >view angles has clearly not thought the problem through. > >Bert > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > >- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings >at FreeLists.org > >- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the >word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.