Originally Posted by slick1two:
“You do know that 4:3 is pretty antiquated right? Stopped using it for tvs pc monitors you name it ages ago!. You must really enjoy losing one third of your screen to big black borders when watching media content. So flash is considered outdated yet it's still very much in use but an antiquated aspect ratio which is no longer in use is the way forward? Really???”
4:3 may very well be antiquated in other larger devices, such as TV's and computer monitors, but in a tablet device I personally think that it works very well. The simple reason for it working, in my opinion, is that a 4:3 format makes it more comfortable to hold in portrait orientation.
As for things like movies, anybody who wants to watch a movie and get the full cinematic experience will not be watching it on a tablet, no matter who makes it. So as far as missing 1/3 of the screen, watching on such a small screen, even a 16:9 screen, means your missing a lot anyway.
For the record, I don't own a iPad, an iPhone or any other Apple device. I own a Motorola Xoom & an HTC phone.