http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/n ... 07&olo=rss

There are rumours of a widescreen iPad, so a bit like the iPhone 5 it will be wider 16:9 so will play widescreen movies without the need to letter box. So am I the only one who would love one?

I think it would start to be an awkward shape. I can see it as a phone, but as something that is more book-like in use, I don’t.

It depends on whether they keep the wide and make it longer or shrink it and make it thinner but the same length. Which might explain the iPad mini rumours? Personally I do not mind it being longer it does depend on how much longer it will be.

That, right there, is sig material.

The iPad is not just for movies, it’s books, magazines, websites, drawing - a whole lot of stuff that makes sense if the screen display remains in or around the A or B paper sizes, simply because those are the most comfortable aspect ratios for either of those. I’m not even sure if a 16:9 screen would be more comfortable to use in such circumstances. It’s odd, but it’s the best use of the 4:3 screen aspect ratio I’ve ever seen.

Yes it is.

I do watch a lot of films on my iPad. Mine is almost always in landscape mode anyway so. Though 4:3 suits a lot of TV programs, particularly older programs. Though I do fully accept that your reasoning and watching in letterbox is not a problem for me. It would be nice but not essential. Movies is a small segment of the market so this could just be a prototype to see if it can be workable.