aspect ratio and pixel count for most computers and web sites. It was used for decades, and there was no reason to change it. Simply because theaters used a wider screen does not mean that televisionss or computers need to, other than greed of manufacturers wanting to have you buy something "new and improved." (widescreen is NOT an improvement as it takes away from screen height!)
Most people see best and concentrate best in the narrower width and larger height of 4:3, and with the 800X600 resolution, words and numbers (what a computer is designed for, after all, and not multimedia) are larger and more readable in the same size font than they would be in a large pixel count screen. Face it, we're all getting older, and SMALLER is NOT better!
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