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		younata on June 10, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why do no other laptop manufacturers get i... off topic, but speaking of movie displays: This has always bothered me, as both a hacker, and a filmaker: Why do we focus so much an 16:9, 16:10 is mathematically superior to 16:9 [1], why don't we make movies in 16:10? [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

joshu on June 10, 2010 | [–]

I'm not sure it's "mathematically" superior. Maybe aesthetically?

Anyway, aren't a lot of movies in 2.35:1 or something anyway?

eru on June 10, 2010 | | [–]

The Golden Ratio is actually not very appealing aesthetically. And mathematics doesn't have much to say about comparing screen ratios.

SandB0x on June 10, 2010 | | [–]

Just to be pedantic, the golden ratio is irrational.

wmf on June 10, 2010 | [–]

Some obscure technical reason, apparently: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.movies.tech/msg/9e7d...

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