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Cropping a 3:2 image for a 16:9 screen is the same as cropping a 48:32 image for a 48:27 screen, so you're losing 5/32 or 15.6%. Likewise, cropping 3:2 for 4:3 is like cropping 9:6 to fit 8:6, so losing 1/9 or 11.1%. So 4:3 is better than 16:9 even for 3:2 originals.


For a 3:2 image on 16x9, the number I get is about 84% coverage (same as Peter).
For a 3:2 image on 4x3, my calculator says 88.8% coverage (same as Peter).

Excluding borders, title bars, and icons etc..

But I much prefer 16x9 for viewing photos, mostly because they tend to be larger screens for the same height/price as 4x3.


Edited by mlord (28/11/2007 15:43)