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Wide screen TV provides a picture aspect ratio that has been found to offer a more pleasing shape to watch. The 4 : 3 format of older televisions has been used for decades because that is how television was first formatted.

The move to HD has allowed a new aspect ratio to be introduced in North America because the new resolutions demand new equipment. However, in Europe, the change to widescreen began in the 1990s. The UK is fully widescreen on all major broadcasts whether they are SD or HD.

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