“Seinfeld” is the Latest Beloved Series to Have Aspect Ratio Issues on Streaming

By Tobias Carroll For fans of observational comedy and slap bass, October 1 looked to be a milestone. Why? That’s when the beloved series Seinfeld became available to watch on the streaming service — also the home of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. That’s the good news. But soon after the series reached Netflix, a number of sharp-eyed viewers noted that something seemed a little off about certain episodes. Specifically, the aspect ratios had been altered — which, in some cases, ruined visual jokes. In 2021, the default aspect ratio for television is 16:9. When Seinfeld‘s fir…

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