Re: digital tv

["Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>]

Its the ratio of  width to height.  That is to say, if you had a picture
that was 16" wide, it would be 9" tall; If the screen were 48" wide, it
would be 27" tall.  This contrasts to:

"Standard" TV -> 4:3
"Flat Movie" at your local cinema -> 1.85:1
"Cinemascope" Movie -> 2.35:1
"Old" Movie (ie. Casablana) -> 1.37:1

This is why certain movies are letterboxed for "standard" TV.  If you try to
fit a picture that has a ratio of 2.35:1 into a box with a ratio of 4:3, it
doesn't fit.

Brian Vita, President
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sven Franklyn Weil" <sven@gordsven.com>
To: <Patriotsrule417@prodigy.net>
Cc: "Boston-Radio-Interest" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 7:01 PM
Subject: RE: digital tv


> On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 Patriotsrule417@prodigy.net wrote:
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> > What is "16:9"??
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> A sort of aspect ratio....I guess height versus length of the image?
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