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by kasabali 1569 days ago
> the actual width (inches) is still bigger on a 16:9 (for the same diagonal).

That's hypothetical, they don't have the same diagonal in the real world. (e.g. 15.6" laptop displays are 16:9 while 16:10 ones are 16", and they have the same width after all http://www.displaywars.com/15,6-inch-16x9-vs-16-inch-16x10)