widescreen
Cinema's horizontal stretch
Widescreen describes a display format wider than the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio of older televisions and computer monitors.
The term emerged with cinema formats designed to create more immersive viewing experiences, then carried over to home electronics.
A widescreen TV or movie typically has a 16:9 ratio or wider.
The film was letterboxed for widescreen.
Postal delivery receptacle
- anamorphicIntentionally warped for correction
- 70mmWide cinema film format
- 35mmFilm width measurement
- epicImpressively grand in scope
blockbuster · trailer · premiere · director · cinematography · theatrical · film · movie
Display or supervisor
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- OLEDEmissive display technology
- plasmaElectrified matter state
projector · television · panel · backlighting · bezel · curved · desktop
Offering unobstructed wide view
- expansiveCovering a large area
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- envelopingSurrounding on all sides
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
theatrical · engaging · atmospheric · surround · wraparound · IMAX · all-encompassing
Common display proportion
- 21:9Cinematic display proportion
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
- 1080pVideo resolution standard
- high-definitionSuperior image resolution
resolution · HDTV · Blu-ray · pan-and-scan · pillarbox · cropping · native · upscaling
letterbox
Postal delivery receptacle
- anamorphicIntentionally warped for correction
- 70mmWide cinema film format
- 35mmFilm width measurement
epic · blockbuster · trailer · premiere · director · cinematography · theatrical · film · movie · panoramic
monitor
Display or supervisor
plasma · projector · television · panel · backlighting · bezel · curved · desktop
panoramic
Offering unobstructed wide view
- expansiveCovering a large area
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- envelopingSurrounding on all sides
cinematic · theatrical · engaging · atmospheric · surround · wraparound · IMAX · all-encompassing
16:9
Common display proportion
high-definition · resolution · HDTV · Blu-ray · pan-and-scan · pillarbox · cropping · native · upscaling · HDR
widescreenfullscreen
Entire monitor occupied
4x3 · standard definition · boxy · portrait mode · vertical video
widescreenportrait
Artistic depiction of someone
vertical video · portrait mode · 9 · 6
- widescreen TVBroad-format television set
- widescreen formatHorizontally stretched display ratio
screen, wide, width, widen, widespread, screening, screened, wider, wide-eyed