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Can the ipad play widescreen video?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 991930"><p>Imagine this for a minute: imagine removing the lid of a MacBook, and carrying that around. That's roughly what a 16:9 iPad would be like.</p><p></p><p>I think most people would find it awkward for the same reason 17" MBP users (and PB owners before them) complain about their machines a lot even though they like them: long rectangular shapes don't carry well. Even light ones.</p><p></p><p>Square(ish) shapes "feel" better in our hands, under our arms, and being carried. Books are generally 4:3ish. Notebooks (the paper kind I mean) are too. So are most laptops. They have a certain eye-pleasing symmetry as well.</p><p></p><p>Next, think about this: if you DID have a 16:9 ratio screen and could find a way to overcome the problem above, you'd have a <em>new</em> challenge: if it can do 16:9, it should be able to do 1080i (at least) and perhaps play Blu-Ray movies. Oh, and MKV while you're at it ... oh and now we need surround sound support ...</p><p></p><p>Then consider that the extra processor power, storage needs, glass and screen needed to do 16:9 -- plus the optical drive people would now demand -- would add significantly to the bandwidth "footprint," weight and cost and size. At that point, frankly, it WOULD be a crippled laptop.</p><p></p><p>I know it's hard for the haters out there to believe, but I suspect that Apple really did think about this stuff, and think it through. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 991930"] Imagine this for a minute: imagine removing the lid of a MacBook, and carrying that around. That's roughly what a 16:9 iPad would be like. I think most people would find it awkward for the same reason 17" MBP users (and PB owners before them) complain about their machines a lot even though they like them: long rectangular shapes don't carry well. Even light ones. Square(ish) shapes "feel" better in our hands, under our arms, and being carried. Books are generally 4:3ish. Notebooks (the paper kind I mean) are too. So are most laptops. They have a certain eye-pleasing symmetry as well. Next, think about this: if you DID have a 16:9 ratio screen and could find a way to overcome the problem above, you'd have a [I]new[/I] challenge: if it can do 16:9, it should be able to do 1080i (at least) and perhaps play Blu-Ray movies. Oh, and MKV while you're at it ... oh and now we need surround sound support ... Then consider that the extra processor power, storage needs, glass and screen needed to do 16:9 -- plus the optical drive people would now demand -- would add significantly to the bandwidth "footprint," weight and cost and size. At that point, frankly, it WOULD be a crippled laptop. I know it's hard for the haters out there to believe, but I suspect that Apple really did think about this stuff, and think it through. :) [/QUOTE]
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