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To: G Larry

The 16:9 TV has a 1.56 ratio, not 1.5.


12 posted on 12/21/2009 4:23:43 AM PST by reg45 (Be calm everyone. The idiot children are in charge!)
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To: reg45

“the golden ratio describes a rectangle with a length roughly one and a half times its width”

Do you suppose 1.56 falls within “roughly”?


14 posted on 12/21/2009 4:30:43 AM PST by G Larry (DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
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To: reg45; G Larry
The 16:9 TV has a 1.56 ratio, not 1.5.

The golden ratio is 1.618

17 posted on 12/21/2009 4:56:24 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. - Horace Walpole)
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To: reg45

16/9=1.777777777777


35 posted on 12/21/2009 5:59:41 AM PST by dangerdoc
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