Philips Cinema 21:9 ratio TV demoed on Video

jmke · 1st February 2009, 19:13

Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles attended the London launch of Philips' bonkers new "Cinema" line of televisions that sees the 56-inch widescreen monster given a loooong 21:9 ratio for black bar haters.

An incredibly niche product for rich idiots or just what your living room wall has been waiting for all its life?

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/ne...creen-tv.phtml

wutske · 1st February 2009, 22:27

they just switch horizontal bars for vertical bars (and I prefer horizontal bars over vertical bars). Imagine how small a 4:3 movie would look like on that screen ? Even a 16:9 movie will apear small.
It would be cool for gaming tough, but 21:9 resolutions aren't supported in most games I guess.

Kougar · 2nd February 2009, 15:39

Hm, stack two ontop of each other, then stack a third vertically on its side next to them. Then aspect ratio would look right.... That's way to wide

jmke · 2nd February 2009, 15:42

that sounds like a very budgetfriendly solution there Kougar

wutske · 4th February 2009, 13:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kougar

Hm, stack two ontop of each other, then stack a third vertically on its side next to them. Then aspect ratio would look right.... That's way to wide

You pay, I watch

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2nd February 2009, 15:39	#3
Kougar Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,639	Hm, stack two ontop of each other, then stack a third vertically on its side next to them. Then aspect ratio would look right.... That's way to wide