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Originally Posted by Solitaire1
Why can't e-readers have a standard size of screen, or at least a standard ratio of screen size (like with TVs)? As an example, my Nook Color has a screen size of 3.5 inches by 5.75 inches, yet my Nook Glowlight 4 has a screen size of 3.5 inches by 4.75 inches. One option would be to adopt Metric Paper sizes, such as A5 and A6.
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They certainly could, but they don't need to. TVs and computer monitors need to work with formally defined international standards. There are no such standards for phones, tablets and readers other than whatever sizes and aspect ratios a given manufacturer decides fits their manufacturing costs.
It's annoying. I do a fair bit with self-made PDFs and CBZ files, and every time I go through a device upgrade I have to chase down the resolution and aspect ratio, then figure out an approximately equivalent paper size to minimize wasted margin space.