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		Tossrock on Oct 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft Because most people use computers to consume content (ie video), which is largely produced in widescreen.

thaumasiotes on Oct 29, 2016 [–]

You don't lose anything by watching 16:9 video on a 16:10 screen.

Nothing's stopping you from watching it on a 4:3 screen, either, although at that point you've shrunk the image pretty noticeably.

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