What is the most common aspect ratio for TVs?
16:9 = 4:3) is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2010 it has become the most common aspect ratio for televisions and computer monitors
Is this the international standard?
yes
For which types of TV?
HDTV
And?
Full HD
Anything else?
non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television
Who proposed this ratio?
Kerns H. Powers
Is he a doctor?
yes
Was he a member of any professional organizations at the time?
yes
Which one?
SMPTE Working Group on High-Definition Electronic Production
What decade did he make this proposal?
1980s
Were there other choices then?
1.3:1
Was that considered standard?
yes
What about in Europe?
1.6:1
Was that considered flat?
yes
Did America have a flat ratio?
yes
What was it?
1.85:1
What was used for 70mm movies?
2.20:1
Was that used for anything else?
yes
What?
Panavision
Did Powers use rectangles with different areas?
no