Themain difference between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios is in the proportional relationship between width and height. The 16:9 aspect ratio produces a wide rectangular-shaped image or screen. In comparison, the 4:3 aspect ratio produces a relatively taller and more square-shaped image. In percentage terms, the 16:9 aspect ratio is 78% wider than Asa 16:9 Display: 13.70% smaller diagonal 25.52% smaller area: 15.87% larger diagonal 34.27% larger area: As a 2.35:1 Display: 13.27% larger diagonal 28.30% larger area: 11.72% smaller diagonal 22.06% smaller area : Share your Comparison: 29 inch 21x9 display vs 27 inch 16x9 display Shit Hitchcock's films are largely variants of 16:9 or 4:3! Casablanca, the greatest film ever made, is 4:3. Citizen Kane is 4:3. The original classics are all movies in these aspect ratios. 2.35:1 and variants thereof didn't start appearing until the 50's. Anyone that says 2.35:1 is 'the film look' is talking out of their ass. Mostaction movies are 2.39:1 whereas most dramas are 1.85:1 which is still wider than 1.78:1 aka 16:9. 16:9 is of course for regular TV and video games. 16:9 basically isn't used in commercial theaters except for the local ads before the real projector fires up. Biggest 16:9 you can fit then DIY masking panels. Thisrequires a screen that is about the same aspect ratio as most of the various true widescreen processes (not :1, which is actually narrower than the "narrow screen" 1.85:1. For common height -- the screen should probably be between 2.21:1 and 2.39:1. Isthere a consensus opinion from you experts? Can you help me with recommendations on what aspect ratio screen to purchase for a new HT with : Sim300+ dlp-2 projector 2 seating rows about 11-12 ft and 15-16 feet from screen. Viewing material dvd's and satellie movies mostly, but fair The4:3 ratio is taller and more square-shaped than widescreen, and best for golf simulator rooms with limited width. So, to maximize available height, many DIY golf sim users choose a 4:3 aspect ratio for their impact screen. Most projectors in the market are native 16:9 with some support for 16:10, so if you do wish to go 4:3, in order to get Its a historic idea of being "better". Television was in 4:3, so theaters and filmmakers came up with 16:9 to show "more" of the image and draw people in. Then televisions and broadcasts went 16:9 and the filmmakers moved to 2.39:1. The television industry's just playing "catch-up", and it's complete nonsense. Nukleon. OHdXC.

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