What is the aspect ratio?

The aspect ratio specifies the ratio between the width and height of a display that is required to not make the final image look stretched in any direction. Typical computer display resolutions such as 1024x768 have an aspect ratio of 4x3. Televisions also have an aspect ratio close to 4x3. • What is the difference between full frame and widescreen? Full frame refers to content that is authored to be played on displays with a 4x3 aspect ratio, such as conventional televisions and computer screens. Widescreen refers to content that is authored to be played on displays with a 16x9 aspect ratio, such as widescreen televisions. If widescreen content is viewed on a 4x3 display, then the top and bottom of the image is padded with black space. • What is De-interlacing? De-interlacing is the process of taking two interlaced fields and generating a single frame to be viewed on a progressive display, such as a computer monitor. • What is bob? Bob is a de-interlacing algorithm that displays ...  more

It is the length of the kite divided by the width. A kite with a high aspect ratio (AR6) will have a big span and small strut, with a high performance but unstable. Low AR kites generally don't jump so high or go upwind so easily, but are easier to relaunch and are more stable at the edge of the wind window.  more

This is the ratio of the screens width to its height. Simply put, it tells you how wide the screen is. A standard TV has a ratio of 4:3. Wide screen is normally 16:9 and this applies to most plasma screens. There are some other aspect ratios but they are less common.  more

A televisions aspect ratio is the ratio of a television screens width to height. The ratio is typically presented as whole numbers such as 4:3 or 16:9. The aspect ratio may also be divided out so 4:3 becomes 1.33 (4 divided by 3) and 16:9 becomes 1.78 (16 divided by 9). Traditional Direct View televisons (the type you'e been watching for the last fifty years) have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Television screens are always measured diagonally therefore a 50 inch 4:3 television is 50 inches diagonally, 40 inches wide and 30 inches high. An HDTV television has an aspect ratio of 16:9 therefore the screen is 16 inches wide for every 9 inches high.