DVD Talk Forum - ALIENS .......why isn't it widescreen?!

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Iron_Giant

10-18-04 07:30 PM

Once again, the DVDtalk forum saves the day.

Mike Lowrey

10-18-04 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by Iron_Giant
Once again, the DVDtalk forum saves the day.

Or reitterates what the manual already says... ;)

steebo777

10-18-04 08:43 PM

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Originally posted by Mike Lowrey
It amazes me to the number of people who have no clue about the settings on their players and TVs.

IT'S ALL IN THE MANUAL, FOLKS!!! READ IT!!!

I couldn't agree more. And the thing is people do this all the time, and complain about not knowing how to use something.

"You mean there's an owner's manual with my car?"

DonnachaOne

10-18-04 08:48 PM

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Originally posted by steebo777
"You mean there's a manual with my car?"

Not with mine! I asked for an AUTOMATIC, dammit!

DivxGuy

10-18-04 09:19 PM

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...no it isn't: (too) many "widescreen" (1.66:1, 1.78:1, 1.85:1, 2.00:1, 2.20:1, 2.35:1) movies on DVD are not "enhanced for 16:9 TVs" (= transferred anamorphically), but rather are transferred in the letterbox mode

As a nitpicky point, 16x9-enhanced widescreen transfers are normally letterboxed, too, except those of 1.78:1 and 1.66:1 (which is letterboxed on 4:3 sets but pillarboxed on widescreen sets).

steebo777

10-19-04 11:26 AM

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Originally posted by DonnachaOne
Not with mine! I asked for an AUTOMATIC, dammit!

:D Fixed my OP thanks to Donna :D

digiboy

10-19-04 03:31 PM

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1.66:1 (which is letterboxed on 4:3 sets but pillarboxed on widescreen sets).

First time I've seen that term, I wondered what they would call it. So now we have letterbox, windowbox, and pillarbox.

And what do we do about 1.33 OAR movies and TV shows coming out on DVD to play on the new 16x9 screens? Are they going to (scope?) and scan them to fit on wide screen? Are we going to have DVD's coming out in 2 versions again and with a whole new controversy?

Adam Tyner

10-19-04 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by digiboy
And what do we do about 1.33 OAR movies and TV shows coming out on DVD to play on the new 16x9 screens?

Ideally, they'd be pillarboxed, but I think we'll be faced with a lot of tilting-and-scanning.

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