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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/historymemes@lemmy.world

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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Human vision is wider than it is tall. It makes sense for screens to reflect this fact. 180° horizontally and 100° verticaly.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So, way closer to 4/3 like old standard screens than to 16/9 like the screens nobody even calls "wide" anymore?

[–] TeNppa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can you show the math behind?

[–] Hackworth@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

180x100, 18x10, 1.8:1

1.8 * 9 = 16.2

16.2x9

Or, 16/9 = 1.777...

180/100 = 1.8

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Now that the numbers on the original post changed, no, it's not closer anymore.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now imagine a display 24" wide and one pixel high.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Widescreen format has a width/height ratio of 1.78, human vision has a width/height ratio of 1.8.

Why would you want a screen that isn't somewhat close to the same ratio as your vision? Your one pixel tall screen is quite far off from the ratio of human vision.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

"wide screens" != "widescreen". I'm merely demonstrating that distinction with an extreme example.