[MPlayer-users] monitor size vs. aspect ratio vs. resolution

[Philip Prindeville]

Vladimir Mosgalin wrote:

>Hi Philip Prindeville!
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> On 2005.08.14 at 23:50:29 -0600, Philip Prindeville wrote next:
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>>Umm...  If the monitor is DDC/EDID plug n play compatible (and there's
>>no reason why the builtin LCD screen on a laptop wouldn't be), then it
>>will sense (via EDID) both the resolution (obviously) as well as the
>>physical monitor size.
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>Yes, but mplayer will happily ignore them ;)
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And the reason for that would be?

-Philip