Thanks for the infos! I had thought I read it somewhere, but at the moment, I can't find the facts to support my views (pun not intended).

The closest I can find is (http://reviews.cnet.com/aspect-ratio-guide/) "At comparable screen sizes, the wide-screen image is a distinct improvement: it offers a larger image, and the horizontal orientation is more akin to how your eyes--next to each other, not on top of one another--view objects."

But that's hardly scientific. Does anyone have studies or so on how widescreens are an improvement and why it's better?

What I can also find is that it's based on 35mm film from way, way in the past, because back then, it was standard material and thus cheaper.