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The proper aspect ratio is the ratio of what I can see by just moving my eyes (and not my head); both side to side and up and down.
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Amazon spent quite a bit of time and money optimizing their display screen for reading...including finding what they considered an optimal aspect ratio.
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I many cases apparently. I'd argue there is no "optimal" aspect ratio for reading as is clearly evidenced by the array of print books available.
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Depending on circumstances sometimes I read in landscape mode and other times I read in portrait mode. So which is better 9X16 or 16X9?
Within limits, the aspect ratio of a reader is so subjective that saying one is better than another (for reading) is beyond ridiculous; and someone saying one is better than another for me is beyond arrogance. |
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Or do you think those were purely subjective decisions? I think they were carefully designed and optimized based on what they saw their broadest usage models would be, and that things like aspect ratio are anything but subjective in design. That doesn't mean you personally can't prefer one or the other. I just don't buy the everything within limits is subjective line as an excuse for poor (or good) design. Last edited by kjk; 04-12-2011 at 09:31 PM. |
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