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10-22-2020, 05:16 PM
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What sizes do tablet screens have to be so the black bars below and above the video are not bigger than what they are supposed to be? I remember buying a Samsung Galaxy 9.7 inches and the black bars were way bigger compared to Kindle Fire tablets. The Samsung 10.5 inch tablets display the screen exactly as they should be. So I am guessing the 11 inch won't? But what about a 12.4 inch Samsung Galaxy tablet?
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10-22-2020, 05:20 PM
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It’s all about the aspect ratio and the content you’re watching.
For movies, the closer to 1.85:1 the tablet is the less bars you will see. |
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10-22-2020, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by markjames68
It’s all about the aspect ratio and the content you’re watching.
For movies, the closer to 1.85:1 the tablet is the less bars you will see.
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So does this mean a 10.5 inch tablet is considered this? The Kindle Fire, 8 inch and 10.5 inch both display the black bars exactly as they should be. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is 9.7 inch and black bars were really big. I just want to know if the 12.4 inch will display it like the 10.5 or 9.7. |
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10-22-2020, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ritzui
So does this mean a 10.5 inch tablet is considered this? The Kindle Fire, 8 inch and 10.5 inch both display the black bars exactly as they should be. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is 9.7 inch and black bars were really big. I just want to know if the 12.4 inch will display it like the 10.5 or 9.7.
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Overall screen size has nothing to do with it. Look at the tablet measurements and calculate the screen height:width ratio.
Original Galaxy Tab S has a 16:10 screen aspect ratio
https://www.anandtech.com/show/8168/...m-thin-tablets
Its replacement has a 4:3 ratio.
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...1301778/review
Which looks better for movies?
Are you looking at this?
https://www.theverge.com/21444688/sa...s7-plus-review
“that they have 16:10 aspect ratios”
There’s your answer. |
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11-06-2020, 09:11 AM
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Always like looking at 16:10 for movies and videos but try and hold a tablet with 16:10 in landscape mode for any long period of time and it gets very tiring.
4:3 in portrait mode is the best overall for viewing and being able to hold for a long time without fatigue or less fatigue than 16:10.
I have had Samsungs and Ipads and now only have IPADS due to 4:3 being better for this.
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11-10-2020, 03:16 PM
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I'm trying to learn about technology, so bear with me. A 10.2 inch iPad says it's 9.8 " in height, 6.8" wide. The 12.9 is 11.04 in height. So where do these numbers come from?
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11-10-2020, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jazzcat22
I'm trying to learn about technology, so bear with me. A 10.2 inch iPad says it's 9.8 " in height, 6.8" wide. The 12.9 is 11.04 in height. So where do these numbers come from?
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Device height and width. Screen size is measured diagonally, just like TVs. |
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11-11-2020, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by markjames68
Device height and width. Screen size is measured diagonally, just like TVs.
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Thanks, Mark. I didn't even know that about TVs. Knowledge is power! |
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11-12-2020, 08:43 AM
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Thanks, Mark. I didn't even know that about TVs. Knowledge is power!
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As an example, I have a 52" TV that I got over a decade ago (still works!) but the bezels are really large. I replaced it with a 55" TV that is physically smaller even though the screen is larger.
That's also why the iPad could increase the size from 9.7" to 10.2" without really changing the outer dimensions...bezel shrink. |
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