[MPlayer-users] Re: Improper scaling on 5:4 display

[Alexander Roalter]

Tobias Diedrich wrote:
> Jorge Fábregas wrote:
>> I knew about non-square pixels on TV's...but I thought all computer monitors 
>> (CRT's and LCD's) had square pixels... :(
> 
> Not always. 1280x1024 on a 4:3 display is not square for example.
> 
Which is why it is crappy using this resolution on a CRT: circles are no 
circles, squares are no squares, everything is too flat, since no 
program (except mplayer which correctly assumes 4:3 display and expands 
everything according) can handle non-square pixels correctly. Background 
images with the nicest of views are not what they ought to be.

I really love the additional width, but I'll stick with my 1280x960 
resolution (on the CRT).

cheers,
Alex