16:10, which is the format the Tab S and 99 % of Android tablets use, is somewhat better but still awkward for portrait use on large tablets and suitable only
for widescreen video, really.
The LCD screen has IPS which means that you get a decent viewing angle - the same as with the iPad 2 - but the Xoom also has the advantage with its relatively high 1280x800px resolution, as well as a proper 16:9 aspect ratio
for widescreen video viewing rather than the slightly awkward size that Apple presents.
The LCD screen has IPS which means that you get a decent viewing angle - the same as with the iPad 2 - but the 10.1 also has the advantage with its relatively high 1280x800px resolution, as well as a proper 16:9 aspect ratio
for widescreen video viewing rather than the slightly awkward size that Apple presents.
The Screen's 3:2 (1.50) Aspect Ratio is an excellent compromise between the 4:3 (1.33) Aspect Ratio for most documents (the same as 8.5 x11 inch paper with 0.5 inch borders, and also the iPad's 4:3 (1.33) Aspect Ratio) and 16:9 (1.78) Aspect Ratio
for widescreen video content (and similar to Android Tablets that have a 16:10 (1.60) Aspect Ratio).
Not exact matches
Video: The
widescreen, enhanced
for 16 x 9 TVs transfer of Into The Wild looks awesome, with beautifully realistic colors and sharp, clear imagery.
The 1.78:1
widescreen picture is clearly the product of digital
video on a budget, but it looks sufficiently polished and cinematic
for a basic cable TV movie.
The downloadable Daytona USA
for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as you can see in the
video above, has been given a 16:9
widescreen update, is playable with the Logitech GT Driving Force steering wheel controller on PS3 and «all Xbox 360 - supported steering wheel controllers,» but retains its endearingly cheesy 1993 soundtrack.
Presented in a
widescreen 2.35:1
video transfer and a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track, the director's cut of «Daredevil» is a completely different film
for the better.
Though the film was projected at IMAX venues in 3 - D, it's offered in 2 - D only
for the home viewing audience, and the 1.78:1 anamorphic
widescreen image is consistently good in the face of a mélange of source media — note that the longer version relies more heavily on
video - based footage originated by the MIR's electronic eyes.
This fall, to mark the 50th anniversary of Kermit the Frog's first appearance (on NBC's Washington, D.C. - based network WRC - TV's «Sam and Friends») and capitalize upon the holiday season, Disney is re-releasing their two Muppet films (with
widescreen DVD presentations to finally appease widely - disappointed fans) and putting their recently - acquired Muppet Movie and Great Muppet Caper back onto the home
video market
for the first time under the Disney label.
Warner's DVD version of McCabe & Mrs. Miller is unfortunately something of a disappointment in the technical department: the 2.35:1 anamorphic
widescreen image is too black
for a film that was pre-exposed in order to decrease contrast, while digital
video noise reduction looks like it was rather severely applied to the intentionally gritty images, resulting in a general lack of detail.
Though this presentation is touted as «family - friendly
widescreen» on the sequel's official website, it is actually in the aspect ratio being employed
for all of DisneyToon Studios» direct - to -
video features today and 16x9 can be considered the original dimensions of the cartoon.
Offered on one platter in 1.85:1 and full - frame versions, the
widescreen video transfer, enhanced
for 16x9 displays, exhibits a certain degree of grain endemic from the low - budget source material, but it does offer considerably bright flesh tones and vibrant colour depth.
The 2.40:1 anamorphic
widescreen video isn't the sharpest or most detailed, but that's a low - budget comedy in standard definition from a small studio
for you.
The DVD boasts a
widescreen transfer which, though surprisingly not enhanced
for 16x9 displays, makes the digital
video footage look fine and a 5.1 track which is largely limited to the front and center speakers.
Let me say right off the bat, I was disappointed by the film's
video quality; the 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen image appears to have been derived from a PAL source, lending the picture a BBC feel that it does not have when excerpted
for the documentary segment on the companion disc.
The 1.78:1 anamorphic
widescreen video won't be mistaken
for high definition, but it doesn't exhibit any difficulties within the limits of 720p.
Individual episodes sport brilliant
video transfers that improve as the mythology progresses, of course, but are never shoddy besides, and though it's not noted anywhere on the packaging, the series switches from fullscreen to 1.78:1 anamorphic
widescreen for the two episodes («Redux» and «Redux II») that close out «Black Oil», never to return.
Munroe's enthusiasm
for the property and this particular film comes through in his informative feature commentary, and Warner Home
Video has taken similar care in assembling this fully - loaded platter, which includes both the
widescreen and full - frame versions of the film.
In a purely mathematical comparison, the
video on Carol's original DVD boasted an impressive average bitrate of 8.68 Mb / s, whereas this disc offers only a little more than half that
for both the
widescreen (5.2 Mb / s) and fullscreen (5.6 Mb / s) presentations.
Don't get me wrong: I'm happy as a clam that the films (remastered in effervescent 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfers — pan-and-scan sold separately — supervised by co-creator Bob Gale with Dolby Digital 5.1 remixes that beef up the re-entry effects especially) look and sound as good as they do and that,
for the first time in home
video's history, each picture is now being seen as it appeared in theatres (more on that below).
Widescreen is the only way to see it, and even if the non-anamorphic
video isn't great, it's worlds better than a Pan & Scan videocassette, which can not be said
for Johnston's first Disney film.
Still, it's a very good
video transfer, and it's heads and shoulders above most other»60s and»70s live action fare that Disney releases, not to mention that it preserves the film's 1.75:1
widescreen ratio and has been enhanced
for 16:9 television sets.
This could have been a perfect chance
for Disney to release a
widescreen version of the film, which is known to exist (as seen in the making - of featurette and a couple music
videos).
Perhaps sensing that there's not much there, there, Blue Underground provides just the U.S. and international trailers (both clean and in
widescreen, the latter with a good deal of nudity and gore), still galleries
for posters (5), lobby cards (17), the four - page promo booklet, and four
video box covers, and a nice Fulci bio written by Tracy Taylor.
For instance, if you like watching
widescreen video but the orientation places it in portrait mode or you like reading books but you need to view it in landscape mode, then you might end up using it in a way you dislike.
Xoom's 10.1»
widescreen is great
for HD
video (though its display is somewhat washed - out), but the tablet is too big overall to easily balance in one - hand.
The 8 - inch 1,280 - by - 800 resolution screen has a 16:10 aspect ratio, good
for viewing
widescreen videos and great
for perusing websites.
For those of you that have forgotten about the device, the the G60 will feature a Linux - based operating system with a 3.5 inch WVGA widescreen resistive touch display, quadband GSM / EDGE and triband HSDPA access, LBS services with preloaded maps for the US or Europe, A-GPS support, GPS transceiver, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, Wi - Fi radio, 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, and HTML web brows
For those of you that have forgotten about the device, the the G60 will feature a Linux - based operating system with a 3.5 inch WVGA
widescreen resistive touch display, quadband GSM / EDGE and triband HSDPA access, LBS services with preloaded maps
for the US or Europe, A-GPS support, GPS transceiver, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, Wi - Fi radio, 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, and HTML web brows
for the US or Europe, A-GPS support, GPS transceiver, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, Wi - Fi radio, 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and
video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, and HTML web browser.
Like the Xoom, the Tab 10.1's 10.1 - inch, 1280 - by - 800 pixel display makes it ideal
for watching
widescreen format
video and HD content.
The G60 will feature a Linux - based operating system with a 3.5 inch WVGA
widescreen resistive touch display, quadband GSM / EDGE and triband HSDPA access, LBS services with preloaded maps
for the US, A-GPS support, GPS transceiver, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, Wi - Fi radio, 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and
video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, and HTML web browser.
Unlike Apple's iPad (s aapl), both tablets look to have a
widescreen aspect ratio — that sounds good
for video, but I'm wondering how the narrow width will handle a web site in portrait mode.
But another major application
for mini Tablets is viewing
widescreen video content with Aspect Ratios of 16:9 (and higher
for many movies).
The Cisco Cius tablet features a front - mounted 720p HD camera which refreshes at up to 30 frames per second; a seven inch, high - resolution
widescreen super VGA touch - target display
for real - time and streamed
video, and single - button TelePresence interoperability that can be utilized either when the tablet is docked, or being used remotely via Wi - Fi.
It's another multimedia powerhouse with 32 GB on - board memory, 16 days standby and a 16:9
widescreen display optimized
for watching photos and
videos.
The Motorola Xoom runs on Tegra 2 (1 Ghz / dual - core), features Android 3.0, a 10.1» HD
Widescreen (16:10) Display (1280 × 800), a 5 MP camera with LED flash, a 2MP front - facing webcam
for video conferencing, 32 GB internal memory and supports Verizon 4G LTE connectivity.
iPad 2 features a 9.7 - inch LED - backlit glossy
widescreen multi-touch screen with 1024 x 768 pixels resolution, 1 GHz dual - core Apple A5 processor, font facing camera
for FaceTime and back camera
for HD (720p)
videos and photos.
The
widescreen configuration is best - suited
for game play, watching movies, sports, TV shows, and
video chatting through the front web camera.
On the other hand,
for watching 16:9
widescreen videos, the iPad image height is only 4.4 inches, which is smaller than the Android height of 4.8 inches
for 16:9
widescreen videos.
Android 3.0 on the Xoom is a terrific multimedia combination: HD movies look great in the
widescreen aspect ratio, you get Flash support
for online
video, and Google's redesigned music player is very appealing.
Motorola XOOM delivers a new type of mobile computing experience, including: a
widescreen HD display with 1280 × 800 resolution to support HD
video and with HDMI out; a 5 - megapixel rear - facing camera
for 720p
video capture and 2 - megapixel front - facing camera
for video chats; and a built - in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting.
Designed
for HD entertainment, the high - color contrast 10.1 - inch
widescreen display allows customers to enjoy exhilarating HD 720p
video in a 16:10 aspect ratio.
The 6 - inch
Widescreen capacitive touchscreen LED - backlit (800 x 480 resolution) display deliver sharp, crisp and good color reproduction
for text, images and
video.
The DVD version will be presented in
Widescreen with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround and English 2.0 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles, and includes a new interview with Al Gore, audio commentary by director Davis Guggenheim, audio commentary by producers Lawrence Bender, Scott Burns, Laurie David and Lesley Chilcott and Melissa Etheridge's music
video for «I Need to Wake Up.»
Yes, this shooter is able to record 480p
widescreen video (768 x 432 pixels, to be exact) at 60 fps
for playback at about 24 fps — check out our sample
video below.
The screen here is essentially the opposite of the elongated displays on the Galaxy S8 and LG G6 — it's more square than most smartphone screens, which makes it a poor fit
for watching
widescreen video in portrait or landscape.
Exploring ideas
for an iPod Phone and
widescreen video iPod eventually led Apple to explore a multi-touch interface.
With a Thunderbolt port, Mac mini can connect to peripherals such as high - performance storage devices, RAID arrays and the new Apple Thunderbolt Display, a stunning 27 - inch IPS
widescreen display that's great
for making FaceTime HD
video calls, surfing the Web and viewing movies and photos.