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Old 06-11-2011, 02:08 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Noah98 View Post
I can't understand why people say that if you prefer 4:3, you must be apple brainwashed

Isn't it just personal preference? I like 4:3 more because I hold my ipad 2 in portrait mode most of the time. Web browsing in portrait mode with a 4:3 ratio is better (to me). Also, I never have to pan left and right in landscape mode. If I had a 16:9 screen though I would have to pan up and down more frequently. I've held a Motorolla Xoom and Acer Iconia in portrait mode and they are uncomfortable and awkward (especially the Xoom) due to the aspect ratio and weight distribution. When I browsed the web on my nook color I would've loved a 4:3 aspect ratio like the Pandigital Novel has (too bad it has a crappy resistive, low res screen).
Nonsense. If 4:3 was better for web browsing everyone would still be using 4x3 monitors on their computers! 16:9 is just as good for web browsing (probably better, since websites are more likely to be widescreen optimized than 4x3 optimized these days)

The ONLY thing 4x3 is good for IMO is PDFs, since they are not re-flowable. Even photos fit 16:9 better.

16:10 would be the best ratio, actually (was always a better compromise between the two, and you can use controls under 16:9 video) , but that seems to be rapidly disappearing in the market in favor of 16:9 manufacturing.
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