When did Criterion finally go Anamorphic?
05-12-03, 06:02 PM
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Originally posted by Richard Malloy
If you've got a 4x3 set that doesn't do "the squeeze", there's at least one feature I've come across that will let you see how well or poorly your player downconverts. It's on "The Limey" DVD and shows examples of the transfer in "regular" format and also in anamorphic format. I checked it out on an old Sony Trinitron (without anamorphic capabilities), and while my Pioneer DVD player did a fair job in the downconversion of the anamorphically-enhanced example, the image did indeed look better for the non-enhanced example. If you've got this title and a non-anamorphic display, see for yourself how well/poorly your player handles the downcoversion.
If you've got a 4x3 set that doesn't do "the squeeze", there's at least one feature I've come across that will let you see how well or poorly your player downconverts. It's on "The Limey" DVD and shows examples of the transfer in "regular" format and also in anamorphic format. I checked it out on an old Sony Trinitron (without anamorphic capabilities), and while my Pioneer DVD player did a fair job in the downconversion of the anamorphically-enhanced example, the image did indeed look better for the non-enhanced example. If you've got this title and a non-anamorphic display, see for yourself how well/poorly your player handles the downcoversion.
