How were TV size ratios defined and why did we go from 4:3 to 16:9?

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How were TV size ratios defined and why did we go from 4:3 to 16:9?

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4:3 was agreed upon many, many years ago. At some point movies decided to go to widescreen to differentiate themselves from TV and thus offer some added value. Much more recently TVs also went widescreen, but it’s worth noting TVs use _different_ widescreen ratios than many movies.

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