Aspect ratios of HBO, Showtime HD broadcasts
05-10-07, 12:06 AM
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Aspect ratios of HBO, Showtime HD broadcasts
Does anyone keep track of the aspect ratios used in High Definition broadcasts of films on HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, et al? I find these channels to be very hit-and-miss in using the CORRECT aspect ratio for a film. More often than not, it seems they will air a 2.35 in 1.85.
05-10-07, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by arjayvee
Does anyone keep track of the aspect ratios used in High Definition broadcasts of films on HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, et al? I find these channels to be very hit-and-miss in using the CORRECT aspect ratio for a film. More often than not, it seems they will air a 2.35 in 1.85.
On the other hand, I caught some of The American President(as much as I could stomach anyway
) and that was cropped to 16:9. Then again, that's a WB flick(they also own HBO) so maybe that's all they offered Showtime.HBO almost always crops 2.35:1 to 16:9. Especially for newer films. The only recent exceptions I can recall were the Star Wars flicks. And that's probably because Lucas insisted on OAR.
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Originally Posted by Doughboy
Especially for newer films. The only recent exceptions I can recall were the Star Wars flicks. And that's probably because Lucas insisted on OAR.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
As far as I know, HDNet shows all OAR.
05-11-07, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Doughboy
Ironically, HDNet has been showing The World's Fastest Indian in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 while the HD-DVD/Blu-ray release was opened up to 16:9.
