16x9 enhanced vs. Letterbox
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If watching movies in letterbox on my large screen Mitsubishi does not bother me, am I, in fact, seeing all of the picture or will I get a slightly different picture if I actually bought a TV designed for 16x9?
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Remarkably (heh), discs that are labelled "enhanced for 16x9 tvs" are, um, enhanced for 16x9 tvs. These are sometimes labelled "widescreen anamorphic" or just "anamorphic."
Non-anamorphic dvds will display in the same resolution on 4:3 and 16:9 sets.
Here's some more info: http://smr-home-theatre.org/dvd/anam...namorphic.html
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Non-anamorphic dvds will display in the same resolution on 4:3 and 16:9 sets.
Here's some more info: http://smr-home-theatre.org/dvd/anam...namorphic.html
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When watching in letterbox (vs anamorphic or 16:9 enhanced) you are seeing the image in the proper aspect ratio.
But 16:9 enhanced TVs will let you see more lines of resolution which results in a better looking picture rather than one that is larger or a different size.
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But 16:9 enhanced TVs will let you see more lines of resolution which results in a better looking picture rather than one that is larger or a different size.
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