Widescreen Laptop Computers with todays softwares

So many people are getting into wide screen laptop computers and monitors, then they realize later that their images are stretched and distorted. Basically, there are two types of "graphic" software that deals with editing images. One of these is less expensive software which doesn't resize the image that you're working with, only the window that surrounds it. While the more expensive software, will resize whatever image you're dealing with relative to the size of the operating system that surrounds that image. Unfortuntely, most software makers are still wrapped around that 4:3 apec ratio that we started with back in '50's. Ok you can make an image bigger or smaller, but it's still wrapped around that 4:3 sizing. And by the way many people think that HD-high definition screens are those wide screen TV's, but that is not true. If your wide screen TV has a resolution of at least 1920 by 1080 - OK-you'll get the full monty. But people - when you put an OS meant for 4:3 on a wide screeen - of course it's going to stretch it out.