16:10 aspect ratio

Aspect ratio for computer displays 16/10 the date October 16 thumb|An LG 19-inch LCD monitor with an aspect ratio of 16:10 16:10 (1.6:1), also known as the equivalent 8:5, is an aspect ratio commonly used for computer displays and tablet computers. It is equal to 8/5, close to the golden ratio (), which is approximately 1.618. Video editing applications are commonly designed to allow editing of 16:9 content with the editing interface occupying the lower tenth of the display, allowing editing using a single display with the video occupying the full width. History thumb|Aspect ratio comparison. 16:9 became the HD video standard. LCD computer displays with a 16:10 ratio first rose to mass market prominence in 2001. By 2008, the 16:10 aspect ratio had become the most common aspect ratio for LCD monitors and laptop displays.http://lowendmac.com/musings/08mm/10-percent-notebook.html With 10% of the US Notebook Market, Where Will Apple Go Next? Knight Dan 2008-09-19 After 2010, 16:9 became the mainstream standard. This shift was driven by lower manufacturing costs and the 16:9 aspect ratio being used as a standard in modern televisions.http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-0A424DE8-28DF6E59/displaysearch/hs.xsl/070108_16by9_PR.asp Product Planners and Marketers Must Act Before 16:9 Panels Replace Mainstream 16:10 Notebook PC and Monitor LCD Panels, New DisplaySearch Topical Report Advises DisplaySearch 2008-07-01 2011-09-08 https://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/widescreen-lcds-going-widescreen-by-2010 Widescreen LCDs going widescreen by 2010 Engadget Ricker Thomas 2008-07-02 Since 2020, there has been a resurgence in the adoption of 16:10, with almost all new laptops sold in 2026 featuring the aspect ratio,TechCompare 2026-06-03 16:10 vs 16:9 Laptop: The Taller Screen https://www.techcompare.app/aspect-ratio-visualizer/16-10-laptop-ratio 2026-10-04 TechCompare en and it also being a common aspect ratio for the displays of handheld gaming consoles such as the Steam Deck.Steam Deck :: Tech Specs https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech 2026-10-04 Steam Deck Rise in popularity from 2001 Until about 2001, most computer monitors had a 4:3 aspect ratio, with some using a 5:4 ratio. Between 2001 and 2006, monitors with 16:10 aspect ratios became commonly available, first in laptops, and later in display monitors. Such displays were considered better suited for word processing and computer-aided design.NEMATech Computer Display Standards http://www.millertech.com/Technical_Specs.htm NEMA Specifications 2011-04-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120302030131/http://www.millertech.com/Technical_Specs.htm 2012-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20070315085244/http://www.necdisplay.com/support/css/monitortechguide/index05.htm 2007-03-15 http://www.necdisplay.com/support/css/monitortechguide/index05.htm Introduction--Monitor Technology Guide necdisplay.com (currently offline) From 2005 to 2008, 16:10 overtook 4:3 as the highest-selling aspect ratio for LCD monitors. At the time, 16:10 made up 90% of the notebook market, and was the most commonly used aspect ratio for laptops. However, 16:10 had a short reign as the most common aspect ratio. Decline from 2008 Around 2008–2010, computer display manufacturers began a rapid shift to the 16:9 aspect ratio. By 2011, 16:10 had almost disappeared from new mass-market products. By October 2012, the market share of 16:10 displays had dropped to less than 23%, according to Net Applications.http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=17&qpsp=165&qpnp=1&qptimeframe=M Screen Resolutions Net Applications October 2012 2013-04-20 The primary reason for this move was considered to be production efficiency:http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/displays/283041-where-displays-are-heading Where Displays Are Heading PC Magazine Miller Michael J. 2008-03-21 2012-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808005522/http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/displays/283041-where-displays-are-heading 2012-08-08 dead Since display panels for TVs use the 16:9 aspect ratio, it became more efficient for display manufacturers to produce computer display panels in the same aspect ratio.http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15046 DisplaySearch: Transition to 16:9 displays is 'unstoppable' The Tech Report Kowaliski Cyril 2008-07-02 2012-07-09 A 2008 report by DisplaySearch also cited several other reasons, including the ability for PC and monitor manufacturers to expand their product ranges by offering products with wider screens and higher resolutions. This helped consumers adopt such products more easily, "stimulating the growth of the notebook PC and LCD monitor market". The shift from 16:10 to 16:9 was met with a mixed response. The lower cost of 16:9 computer displays was seen as a positive, along with their suitability for gaming and movies, as well as the convenience of having the same aspect ratio in different devices.https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2328932,00.asp Stop Shrinking My Laptop Screen PC Magazine Ulanoff Lance 2008-08-27 2012-07-09 2017-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20171217033507/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2328932,00.asp dead On the other hand, there was criticism towards the lack of vertical screen real estate when compared to 16:10 displays of the same screen diagonal.http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1723060/gateways-displays-common-sense https://web.archive.org/web/20100719192940/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1723060/gateways-displays-common-sense unfit July 19, 2010 Gateway's 16:10 displays show common sense The Inquirer 2010-07-16 2012-07-09 For this reason, some consider 16:9 displays less suitable for productivity-oriented tasks, such as editing documents or spreadsheets and using design or engineering applications, which are mostly designed for taller, rather than wider screens.http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/opinion/1652880/time-ditch-awful-hd-1080p-widescreens https://web.archive.org/web/20100612120425/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/opinion/1652880/time-ditch-awful-hd-1080p-widescreens unfit June 12, 2010 Time to ditch awful HD 1080p widescreens The Inquirer Orion Egan 2010-06-11 2012-07-09 http://vr-zone.com/articles/monitor-aspect-ratios--beyond-16-9-ipad-to-the-rescue-/13399.html Monitor Aspect Ratios — Beyond 16:9, iPad to the rescue? VR-Zone Novakovic Nebojsa 2011-08-26 2012-07-09 2012-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307120758/http://vr-zone.com/articles/monitor-aspect-ratios--beyond-16-9-ipad-to-the-rescue-/13399.html dead Resurgence from 2020 Throughout the 2010s, virtually no consumer monitors or notebook computers were using the 16:10 ratio, with exceptions for major laptop OEMs Apple (who continued use of 16:10 on their MacBook lineup), and Microsoft (who adopted the even taller 3:2 ratio for their Surface products). In late 2019, Dell released an updated convertible model of their popular XPS 13 productivity laptop that moved away from the 16:9 aspect ratio to 16:10,Seifert Dan 2019-11-11 Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 review: the XPS 13 to get https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/11/20958296/dell-xps-13-2-in-1-laptop-convertible-intel-ice-lake-review-test-price-specs-features 2024-11-06 The Verge en using a new display panel developed with Sharp Corporation.Resurgence of 16:10 Aspect Ratio Laptop Computers to Occupy 2% Share of Non-Apple Market in 2020, Says TrendForce https://www.witsview.com/2019/11/04/resurgence-of-1610-aspect-ratio-laptop-computers-to-occupy-2-share-of-non-apple-market-in-2020-says-trendforce 2024-11-06 www.witsview.com Dell also made the change to their standard XPS 13 notebook offering in 2020.Palladino Valentina 2020-01-02 Dell updates popular XPS 13 laptop with 16:10 screen, IR camera https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/01/dell-updates-xps-13-laptop-with-1610-aspect-ratio-screen-ir-camera/ 2024-11-06 Ars Technica en-US The XPS 13 influenced a number of other OEMs to start offering portable computers in 16:10 (or 3:2) ratio as opposed to 16:9 in 2020 and 2021,Chin Monica 2021-01-19 Goodbye and good riddance to the 16:9 aspect ratio https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/19/22238671/16-9-aspect-ratio-hp-elite-folio-dell-latitude-lenovo-thinkbook-plus-legion-7 2024-11-06 The Verge en including Acer Swift 3, LG Gram, Asus ProArt Studiobook,2020-06-10 Best 16:10 and 3:2 Aspect Ratio Laptops - ThunderboltLaptop https://thunderboltlaptop.com/1610-32-aspect-ratio-laptops/ 2020-06-23 ThunderboltLaptop en-US HP's 16-inch Spectre x360,HP Spectre x360 16 finally gives us a webcam and display worthy of a premium 2-in-1 https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/hp-spectre-x360-16-finally-gives-us-a-webcam-and-display-worthy-of-a-premium-2-in-1/ and even gaming computers.Peters Jay 2021-07-15 Valve's gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it's shipping in December https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578783/valve-steam-deck-gaming-handheld-pc 2021-08-06 The Verge en By 2024, much of the computer industry was once again making use of 16:10 ratio displays.2024-10-23 Notebook screen aspect ratio shifting toward 16:10 https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20241023PD200/16_10-aspect-ratio-16_9-2024-demand.html 2024-11-06 DIGITIMES en In late 2021, Apple's MacBook changed to slightly taller 1.54:1 (16:10.4) and 1.55:1 (16:10.3) ratios for the 14-inch and 16-inch models respectively.2021-10-18 MacBook Pro 16 vs. MacBook Pro 14: All the Differences https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/macbook-pro-16-inch-vs-macbook-pro-14-inch/ 2021-11-27 Digital Trends en The rise of handheld gaming consoles like the Steam Deck also bought about 16:10 as a commonly used aspect ratio. On tablets Tablets started to enjoy mainstream popularity beginning late 2010/early 2011 and remain popular to the present day. Aspect ratios for tablets typically include 16:10, 16:9, 3:2, and 4:3. Tablets have caused a shift in production away from purely 16:9 aspect ratios and a resurgence of "productivity" aspect ratios (such as 16:10, 3:2 and 4:3) in place of "media" aspect ratios (16:9 and ultra-widescreen formats). The format remains widely popular in the TV and smartphone industries, where it is more suited.May 2023 Many Android tablets have a 16:10 aspect ratio, because the 16:10 aspect ratio better suited for reading books compared to 16:9, and many papers have an aspect ratio closer to 16:10 than 16:9 (e.g., ISO 216 papers use the 1:√2 ≈ 1:1.414 aspect ratio), and books commonly also use aspect ratios of 1:1.5 and 1:1.6.Burnette Ed How to build the perfect Android tablet, part 4: Resolution and aspect ratio https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-build-the-perfect-android-tablet-part-4-resolution-and-aspect-ratio/ 2021-10-24 ZDNet en Apple's different iPad models use aspect ratios of either 4:3 on larger iPads, or close to 3:2 on smaller iPads, for similar reasons. Common resolutions This is a list of common resolutions with the 16:10 aspect ratio: Standard Width Height WXGA 1280 800 WXGA+ 1440 900 WSXGA+ 1680 1050 WUXGA 1920 1200 WQXGA 2560 1600 WQXGA+ 2880 1800 WQUXGA 3840 2400 See also Display aspect ratio Aspect ratio (image) Computer display standard References Category:Picture aspect ratios