YouTube upgrades to widescreen web vids : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech
"YouTube is a site that needs no introduction. This week the popular web video service is rolling out a big -- and, some say, long overdue -- update to its site, stretching the aspect ratio of the videos it serves from the 'traditional' 4:3 to 'widescreen' 16:9. Virtually all consumer electronics have jumped to the widescreen aspect ratio in the last few years, including most camcorders and some digital still cameras.
You'll immediately notice the difference when you visit the site now: The playing window is considerably larger than it was before, now a full 640 pixels across. Note that YouTube isn't high-definition (though the 'watch in high quality' option does up the clarity a bit), but is merely stretched a bit at the sides."
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