aspect ratios are going the wrong way

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

Dell has a new 29" monitor on sale today for $529.99 
<http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=225-4201>

Pixel count: 2560 x 1080
That's 4^3 : 3^3!

We went from 4:3  (old fashioned TV, 20th centurty monitors)
to 4^1.63 : 3^1.63 (1920:1200)
to 4^2 : 3^2 (HD TV)
to 4^3 : 3^3 (this goofy monitor)

16:12 == 4:3
16:10 == 1920:1200 == 2560:1600 (the best ratio you can get these days)
16:9 == 4^2 : 3^2
16:6.75 == 4^3 : 3^3

So two of these monitors, stacked, would be fairly close to good old
fashioned 4:3.

In the limit, we will have a single row of pixels stretching around
the room.
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