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It is a waste, but why are you watching movies on an iPad? That's what a tv is for.

When you're surfing the Internet, a vertical 4:3 screen is awesome. The reason I sold my android tablet and bought an iPad was because the 16:9 screen sucked for anything other than movies.

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Why do you have a tv when the computer meets and exceeds such functionality?

I havent had any form of cable for about 6 years now, I do have a screen which i watch some netflix on, but watch 98% of everything on laptop or ipad.

TV is dead to me.

Why do you have a tv when the computer meets and exceeds such functionality?

Well, I don't see many 50"+ computer monitors lying around.

Have you ever left your house? Lots of people enjoy watching movies outside of their homes too.

I understand that, but what I'm saying is that movies is one use case. The iPad has many use cases for which 16:9 is less ideal.

Completely agree. The 4:3 is only a problem when it comes to movies. Most things 4:3 is fine.

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