That's my thinking Tim. My eyepieces aren't 16:9. My camera isn't 16:9. Just can't think of how 16:9 would benefit the observatory application.

Pete

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Tim Hager <thager6164@...> wrote:
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> If you're using it outside in the observatory and you prefer the 4:3, you should be able to pick up a 4:3 for next to nothing used. That's what I will do when mine goes if they're still available then.
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> ...Tim
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> -----Original Message-----
> >From: barringtonri <pecorp@...>
> >Sent: May 14, 2012 12:20 PM
> >To: guide-user@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [guide-user] Re: Guide with 16:9 vs. 5:4 aspect ratio
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> >Oops! Make that 4:3
> >
> >Pete
> >
> >--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "barringtonri" <pecorp@> wrote:
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> >> My observatory monitor needs replacement. And the 4:5 aspect ratio on my old 19" Acer monitor is almost obsolete. (Or perhaps, completely obsolete?)
> >>
> >> Even the new 22" 16:9 aspect ratios don't quite achieve the same 12" screen height. I suspect that the wide aspect ratios are for movie viewing. Anyone have a good word to say about them? Or should I run, not walk, to grab up one of the last of the 4:5 aspect ratio monitors?
> >>
> >> Pete Peterson
> >> Wishing Star Observatory I15
> >>
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