I prefer widescreen. When Im watching a full-screen version, it always bugs me that there are parts of the movie that I cant see on either side of my TV screen.

I have a question, if I got a widescreen TV, would that just stretch the full-screen image or make the full-screen pretty much a wide-screen.

you could just watch it with the bars on the side.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=160736

How about a more correct Original Aspect Ratio vs. Altered Ratio poll?

16x9 OAR please...

I like to use my 16x9 tv in "side-by-side" mode, also called "picture out of picture" with two full-screen DVDs at once, one running 10 seconds behind the first one so I can get an instant replay of any scene without having to use my remote control. Very handy these widescreen tvs are.

Let me say this:

<marquee>I Y FULLSCREEN!</marquee>

I like seeing my screen filled up! I like a well-composed shot with no black bars!

... however, filmmakers don't usually compose for the 1.33:1 ratio. Today it's almost always widescreen, and you know what? I like that too. Doesn't fit the screen, but I know it's better than having the director's work maligned with cropping or a shot with lesser composition - and the filmmakers know what looks best in their own films. So I make do with widescreen. Respect the wishes of the art's creators!

(EDIT: Did the webdings "Y" show up as a heart on your monitor? I hope so)

Most widescreen TVs have stretch modes, but all that will do is distort the fullscreen image. You can't add picture information that isn't there.

What's with all these widescreen polls recently? Anyway, I don't give a crap about bars on the top/bottom or sides, as long as it's OAR. I don't stretch my picture either.

Very old movies are not in widescreen. I prefer them to be in their original aspect ratio.

OAR is the way to go. I don't like the picture stretched, and I want a well composed shot.

For what it's worth, Toshiba and Pioneer widescreen TV's have incredibly good stretch modes. It's hardly even noticable.

The newest Hitachi S series and up have good stretch modes as well.

I hope I never see old Academy Ratio (Full Frame) movies matted for the new widescreen TVs! OAR is the only way to go on *every* film.

Two fun widescreen films that are currently ruined with Full Frame only presentation: My Girl and Karate Kid

This topic is new and exciting.

As long as titles like My Girl, Karate Kid, Summer Lovers, Stand and Deliver... are Full Frame only this topic will be *new and exciting!*

OAR for me.

Oh yeah? Well I'll take a 220hp Evinrude over your OAR anyday!

"Evinrude".... *gigglesnort*

Fine, but do we really need to have this exact same thread every other week?

I reported this assinine thread to the mods but they've done nothing so I guess they enjoy this redundant discussion.

OAR. I would never pay good money for a "widescreen" release of films like Gone With the Wind or Citizen Kane. Nor would I pay good money for a film like Laurence of Arabia done in P&S.

It's not assinine. It's good that someone finally had the guts to ask the question that was on everyone's mind.

Woo hoo! I was afraid that we would get to the end of the week without a "Which is better: Widescreen or P&S" thread! Now I can sleep easier.

So, who's up for a "Which is better: Star Wars or Lord of the Rings?" discussion?