His job was to salvage old-world media. Not for information—for sanity. In the bunkers, people paid in ration chips for memories of a cleaner world: movies.
In a 720p file, this typically results in dimensions of approximately pixels due to the widescreen "letterbox" bars. Home Video (Extended) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (16:9).
Understanding Aspect Ratios for the Best Cinematic Experience
Kael built the machine from the whispered specs. A frame buffer that could read 720 channels at once. A screen that flickered between every possible Planet Terror that had ever been filmed, in every universe where humanity had survived the Terror.