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Volume 3 Issue 7 July 2005

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16:9 - Not Just for the Movies!



Retrofitting 4:3 to 16:9
Moving from the old-fashioned 4:3 aspect ratio (like an old TV) to a 16:9 aspect ratio (the widescreen format) is an easy decision (just do it!), but the implementation can be easy, difficult or nearly impossible.

In a previous article (16:9 - Not Just for the Movies!), I talked about the value of 16:9, so I'm not going to re-hash that discussion. Instead, I'm going to talk about the implications of moving from 4:3 to 16:9, both from a practical standpoint (installation) and a technical viewpoint.

Depending on what kind of variables are present in your existing venue, changing from 4:3 to 16:9 might be quick and painless or leave you wondering how you could even make this move.

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  • 16:9 - Not Just for the Movies!
  • There is a mindset that the 16:9 aspect ratio is primarily for video. More specifically, that it is for Home Theatres almost exclusively. I wanted to offer my insight on an application where 16:9 should be used nearly all the time: churches.

    Probably the most often used function of a projector in church auditoriums today is for song lyrics. I've been in literally hundreds of churches and have seen a common problem with the 4:3 aspect ratio for these song lyrics: It doesn't read the way it sings.

    Read on...
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