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Well, the LCD monitors 17" and up are not 4:3, they are 5:4 and the pixels are square. Not the same for CRT though.
By the way, video QCIF (or is it CIF?) is 352x288 in PAL land. It has however an aspect ratio of 4:3, which means the pixels are not square. On the other hand, DVD or DV is 720x576, which is 5:4 (once again PAL).
Now, which resolution should a monitor have? And with what pixel aspect ratio?
Finally, add to that the NTSC formats and widescreen TV.
I guess we should all use variable aspect ratio monitors, the kind that can be stretched at will.
By the way, video QCIF (or is it CIF?) is 352x288 in PAL land. It has however an aspect ratio of 4:3, which means the pixels are not square. On the other hand, DVD or DV is 720x576, which is 5:4 (once again PAL).
Now, which resolution should a monitor have? And with what pixel aspect ratio?
Finally, add to that the NTSC formats and widescreen TV.
I guess we should all use variable aspect ratio monitors, the kind that can be stretched at will.
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