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Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on November 20, 2006 at 20:52:07

In Reply to: Square Inch Viewing Area 4:3 vs. 16:9.... posted by Draz on November 20, 2006 at 11:45:29:

Is square inches what you're really looking for? You might want to approach this from another direction: image size for movies.

If you have a 4:3 display and want to know the size of the 16:9 display needed to show a 1.78:1 image the same size as the 4:3 display shows it, here's a way to calculate it:

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