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From: charlies@hpnmdla.hp.com (Charlie Sallberg)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: HDTV and aspect ratio
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Date: 17 Apr 91 23:00:22 GMT
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 Well, for one thing, it would allow you to see the entire picture of a
 movie, instead of the center or one-side only as with the present system.
 Videophiles nowadays are buying "letterbox" versions of LaserDiscs to get
 the full wide-screen image on their TV sets, but with black bands above
 and below (in other words, sacrificing vertical height to get the full
 horizontal picture). HDTV with 16:9 aspect ratio would solve that problem.
 Charlie