Isn’t the wide screen (16x9) actually worse to see a launch? Worse than the old 4x3.
There needs to be a way to upright the wide dimension, just for launches!
In “true” HD, as the launches have been on HDNet for some time, they look great. The distortion you describe doesn’t happen with true HD.
I should say true HD on a properly tuned and set monitor.
Nah....
within 90 seconds, its moving downrange faster than it is climbing.... so the wide screen gets to be very advantageous for viewing as its trajectory flattens out even more...
By the time the SRBs separate, its flying along at roughly a 30 degree angle to the horizon...