[MPlayer-users] monitoraspect

[Giacomo Comes]

On Fri, May 27, 2005 at 07:16:50PM +0200, ACS wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rich Felker" <dalias at aerifal.cx>
> To: "MPlayer usage questions, feature requests, bug reports" 
> <mplayer-users at mplayerhq.hu>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 18:25
> Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] monitoraspect
> 
> >False. Unless you have a very strange monitor, your monitor is NOT
> >1.25:1
> 
> I just checked a belinea, philips and a iiyama 17" 1280x1024 screen. 2 out 
> of 3 featured aspect ratio 1:1.25
> example:
> http://www.flexpro.nl/CONTENT/PDF/IIYAMA%20E431S-W%20TFT%2017INCH%20WIT.PDF
> 
> Since the pixels are perfectly square on a 1:1.25 monitor just scaling 
> horizontal to max-width gives you proper aspect ratio. Black borders on 
> bottom and top are just larger than on normal 4:3 resolutions

For CRT monitors the aspect is usually 4/3, although I have seen monitor
with different aspect ratio (3/4).
Flat Panel Monitors exist with different aspect ratio: 1.33, 1.25, 1.6

Giacomo