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Piper_ · 02-12-2011, 09:45 PM

I hate 16:9 for laptop screens and monitors, but for my e-reader I prefer it to 4:3.

I can read books in portrait mode (short lines reduce eye fatigue),
and look at web sites or PDF in landscape mode (can zoom in more before I hit horizontal scrolling).

02-12-2011, 09:45 PM	#33
Piper_ ~~~~~ Posts: 761 Karma: 1278391 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle 3, Sony 350	I hate 16:9 for laptop screens and monitors, but for my e-reader I prefer it to 4:3. I can read books in portrait mode (short lines reduce eye fatigue), and look at web sites or PDF in landscape mode (can zoom in more before I hit horizontal scrolling).