Kodak has developed a range of digital photo frames that lets users select images without leaving their grubby paw prints over the touchscreen.
The 7in P720, 8in M820 and 10in M1020 each feature a white "Quick Touch Border" that runs along the bottom of the frame. When pressed, scaled-down copies of images stored on, say, an SD …
It's because that's the cheapest aspect ratio of LCDs, with the economy of scale of producing for everything from mini laptops to portable DVD players. It used to be the case that only the very cheapest photo frames were 16:9, but they've now sufficiently conditioned us into believing "wide-screen is best for everything" that they can get away with it on more expensive models too.
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Kodak dusts off 'smudge-free' digital frames
Kodak has developed a range of digital photo frames that lets users select images without leaving their grubby paw prints over the touchscreen. The 7in P720, 8in M820 and 10in M1020 each feature a white "Quick Touch Border" that runs along the bottom of the frame. When pressed, scaled-down copies of images stored on, say, an SD …
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Posted Monday 21st April 2008 09:39 GMT
Michael Ross
Why are these frames always 16:9? #
Am I missing something obvious? I take pictures which are nearly always 3:2 or perhaps 4:3, so why should I want them to be stretched to fit 16:9?
Posted Monday 21st April 2008 13:16 GMT
David Gosnell
"Why are these frames always 16:9?" #
It's because that's the cheapest aspect ratio of LCDs, with the economy of scale of producing for everything from mini laptops to portable DVD players. It used to be the case that only the very cheapest photo frames were 16:9, but they've now sufficiently conditioned us into believing "wide-screen is best for everything" that they can get away with it on more expensive models too.
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