Why aren't more movies in 16:9?
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Why aren't more movies in 16:9?
I just found something out last night.. all these widescreen movies I have been watching aren't really in good widescreen! What is up with that? For the first time I got to watch a 16:9 movie on my TV, Saw. man, it looked so great! No black bars, no loss of image space, it was wonderful!
Why don't companies put all of their movies in 16:9 for us people with widescreen tvs (or even for 4:3 hdtv's with 16:9 mode)? All these crazy formats arent as fun to watch.
I demand more 16:9!
Okay I am done.
Why don't companies put all of their movies in 16:9 for us people with widescreen tvs (or even for 4:3 hdtv's with 16:9 mode)? All these crazy formats arent as fun to watch.
I demand more 16:9!
Okay I am done.
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I'm going to guess that cost is the factor. If a studio released a non-anamorphic DVD in 1999 and it didn't sell well, they may not be willing to spend money on a new transfer if they think it won't sell well now either.
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Originally Posted by majorjoe23
I'm going to guess that cost is the factor. If a studio released a non-anamorphic DVD in 1999 and it didn't sell well, they may not be willing to spend money on a new transfer if they think it won't sell well now either.
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Originally Posted by LordJezo
I just found something out last night.. all these widescreen movies I have been watching aren't really in good widescreen! What is up with that?
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Originally Posted by LordJezo
I mean as in.. widescreen tv with all the space filled in. no letterboxing.
I watched "Saw" last night widescreen edition. Everything was filled in. It made me happy.
I watched "Saw" last night widescreen edition. Everything was filled in. It made me happy.
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Originally Posted by LordJezo
I mean as in.. widescreen tv with all the space filled in. no letterboxing.
I watched "Saw" last night widescreen edition. Everything was filled in. It made me happy.
I watched "Saw" last night widescreen edition. Everything was filled in. It made me happy.
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Originally Posted by LordJezo
I mean as in.. widescreen tv with all the space filled in. no letterboxing.
I watched "Saw" last night widescreen edition. Everything was filled in. It made me happy.
I watched "Saw" last night widescreen edition. Everything was filled in. It made me happy.
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There are movies filmed with a wider aspect ratio such as Star Wars so you'll still get some black bars. That doesn't mean though, that it's "bad".
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On your widescreen tv,a 2:35 movie should look something like this:
A 1:33 movie should display like this,unless you stretch it:
Finally, a 1:85 movie may or may not fill your entire screen depending if you
have a fixed pixel display,because rptvs have overscan.
A 1:33 movie should display like this,unless you stretch it:
Finally, a 1:85 movie may or may not fill your entire screen depending if you
have a fixed pixel display,because rptvs have overscan.
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Just what I predicted would happen when Joe Sixpack started buying Widescreen televisions.
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What a travesty if Star Wars, LOTR, Lawrence of Arabia, Patton, Ben Hur and countless other films were shot in 1.78 or 1.85 just so the movies would fill LordJezo's TV screen. *sigh*
Still, as you can see, LordJezo is a "Cool New Member," so clearly he just needs to be educated instead of ridiculed, so let's see what we can do to help him.
Still, as you can see, LordJezo is a "Cool New Member," so clearly he just needs to be educated instead of ridiculed, so let's see what we can do to help him.
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Originally Posted by Admiral7
Still, as you can see, LordJezo is a "Cool New Member," so clearly he just needs to be educated instead of ridiculed, so let's see what we can do to help him.
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I wonder if they will start putting out 16:9 versions of all the movies in wider aspects like they do for 4:3.
That's why I won't waste my money on HBO...
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