New YouTube layout
Did anyone notice this?

It looks like YouTube is making a serious play at the high quality display of their videos. No more letterboxed badness when viewing a widescreen video on their site. The video is much wider than before and fits properly into the player. Nice.
Update
Apparently I didn’t just figure this out. YouTube itself posted a blog entry. Damn them.
Ryan Jerz is an all-around good guy who shoots photos and video, builds websites, and works in athletics at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received a Masters Degree in 2007 from the University of Nevada, Reno's Reynolds School of Journalism.