Letterbox is annoying, even on new 61" TV!
 

On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:28:09 -0700, Scott en Aztlán
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:51:02 -0700, dgates
wrote:

Your screen is 1.7:1. The movie's 2.35:1 How is it supposed to use the
whole screen?

Maybe the studio releasing the movie on DVD could cut off the very
left and very right sides, rotate them sideways and run them along the
tops and bottoms of the finished picture. That would fill up the
whole screen.

They would have to stretch them too, which would result in an
unacceptable loss of picture quality.


Heh heh. Actually, I was picturing that they might have to cut two
thin strips from each side (or from at least one of the sides). I
remember trying to do the math for a few seconds before giving up :-)

Letterbox is annoying, even on new 61" TV!
 

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:12:57 -0400, James Egan
wrote:

Your screen is 1.7:1. The movie's 2.35:1 How is it supposed to use the
whole screen?

My point is the directors think that this format is wonderful,
and the rest of us that watches it do not. My point was it
is annoying to buy a 61" TV, then loose have the picture.

Fortunately for you, there's an easy solution: only buy DVDs that
present in the 16:9 aspect ratio (and say "enhanced for widescreen
TVs" on the back). Then your screen will always be full.

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That is not true in any way.
"Enhanced for Widescreen" means that it will have more resolution
on a 16:9 screen. It does NOT change the aspect ratio.

Most 2.35:1 movies today are enhanced for widescreen and
are still 2.35:1 and have bars top and bottom - as they should.

if "enhanced for widescreen" movies all fill your screen, they your settings
are incorrect.
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