Okay, if you've got a wide screen television set 16:9, why would you get wide screen dvd's when the format would be technically a wide screen within a wide screen. Wouldn't it make sense to get a full screen dvd, for a wide screen television? Still maintaining that aspect ratio of 16:9?
Because a widescreen DVD would fill the whole screen and shows the film as it was originally shot, while a fullscreen(4:3) movie would have the sides of the frame cropped off and leave black bars on the sides(pillarboxing).
There are difrent wide screen formats, some fill the whole screen on a wide screen tv others dont.
as with everything the industry is having a hard time to find a standard.
as with everything the industry is having a hard time to find a standard.
Widescreen DVD's don't fit my wide screen tv i have, they leave black bars, full screen's fill it out... unless you were saying that full screen's are cropped to fit the tv fully?The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
Because a widescreen DVD would fill the whole screen and shows the film as it was originally shot, while a fullscreen(4:3) movie would have the sides of the frame cropped off and leave black bars on the sides(pillarboxing).
Not with the correct aspect ratio.ReDevilJR wrote:
Widescreen DVD's don't fit my wide screen tv i have, they leave black bars, full screen's fill it out... unless you were saying that full screen's are cropped to fit the tv fully?The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
Because a widescreen DVD would fill the whole screen and shows the film as it was originally shot, while a fullscreen(4:3) movie would have the sides of the frame cropped off and leave black bars on the sides(pillarboxing).
It all depends on what aspect ratio the film is recorded in. The films that are letterboxed on a 16:9 TV are recorded in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Films recorded in 16:9 appear properly on widescreen TVs. 4:3 video content will appear stretched or pillarboxed or some of the picture will be cropped (depends on the TV and the various widescreen modes it supports). If a film is recorded in 16:9 it will NOT be letterboxed on a widescreen TV, widescreen films are not recorded with black bars on the top and bottom of them, they are only displayed to preserve the aspect ratio on screens that are not wide enough.
It's really very obvious, I can't see how anyone would come to the conclusion that 4:3 films work better on a widescreen TV, don't you have eyes?
So wide screen movies are meant to be played on tv's with wide screen view(16:9), with black bars on the top and bottom? in order to preserve its wide screen view?Bertster7 wrote:
Not with the correct aspect ratio.ReDevilJR wrote:
Widescreen DVD's don't fit my wide screen tv i have, they leave black bars, full screen's fill it out... unless you were saying that full screen's are cropped to fit the tv fully?The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
Because a widescreen DVD would fill the whole screen and shows the film as it was originally shot, while a fullscreen(4:3) movie would have the sides of the frame cropped off and leave black bars on the sides(pillarboxing).
It all depends on what aspect ratio the film is recorded in. The films that are letterboxed on a 16:9 TV are recorded in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Films recorded in 16:9 appear properly on widescreen TVs. 4:3 video content will appear stretched or pillarboxed or some of the picture will be cropped (depends on the TV and the various widescreen modes it supports). If a film is recorded in 16:9 it will NOT be letterboxed on a widescreen TV, widescreen films are not recorded with black bars on the top and bottom of them, they are only displayed to preserve the aspect ratio on screens that are not wide enough.
It's really very obvious, I can't see how anyone would come to the conclusion that 4:3 films work better on a widescreen TV, don't you have eyes?
No. The movies you are watching on your 16:9 screen which are letterboxed are 1.85:1 aspect ratio, if they filled the screen then everyone would look too tall. Either that or you have your TV set up wrong, you will usually have various different widescreen modes on widescreen TVs.ReDevilJR wrote:
So wide screen movies are meant to be played on tv's with wide screen view(16:9), with black bars on the top and bottom? in order to preserve its wide screen view?Bertster7 wrote:
Not with the correct aspect ratio.ReDevilJR wrote:
Widescreen DVD's don't fit my wide screen tv i have, they leave black bars, full screen's fill it out... unless you were saying that full screen's are cropped to fit the tv fully?
It all depends on what aspect ratio the film is recorded in. The films that are letterboxed on a 16:9 TV are recorded in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Films recorded in 16:9 appear properly on widescreen TVs. 4:3 video content will appear stretched or pillarboxed or some of the picture will be cropped (depends on the TV and the various widescreen modes it supports). If a film is recorded in 16:9 it will NOT be letterboxed on a widescreen TV, widescreen films are not recorded with black bars on the top and bottom of them, they are only displayed to preserve the aspect ratio on screens that are not wide enough.
It's really very obvious, I can't see how anyone would come to the conclusion that 4:3 films work better on a widescreen TV, don't you have eyes?
No. Widescreen comes in some different aspect ratios. And aspect ratio of 1.85:1 will fit a 16:9 TV without bars, but a 2.35:1 film will display black bars at the bottom since it's width is a greater ratio to it's height.ReDevilJR wrote:
So wide screen movies are meant to be played on tv's with wide screen view(16:9), with black bars on the top and bottom? in order to preserve its wide screen view?Bertster7 wrote:
Not with the correct aspect ratio.ReDevilJR wrote:
Widescreen DVD's don't fit my wide screen tv i have, they leave black bars, full screen's fill it out... unless you were saying that full screen's are cropped to fit the tv fully?
It all depends on what aspect ratio the film is recorded in. The films that are letterboxed on a 16:9 TV are recorded in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Films recorded in 16:9 appear properly on widescreen TVs. 4:3 video content will appear stretched or pillarboxed or some of the picture will be cropped (depends on the TV and the various widescreen modes it supports). If a film is recorded in 16:9 it will NOT be letterboxed on a widescreen TV, widescreen films are not recorded with black bars on the top and bottom of them, they are only displayed to preserve the aspect ratio on screens that are not wide enough.
It's really very obvious, I can't see how anyone would come to the conclusion that 4:3 films work better on a widescreen TV, don't you have eyes?
I suggest giving this guide a read through, it'll probably do a better job of explaining things:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/ … orama.html
Yes, because the movie is EVEN WIDER than 16:9.ReDevilJR wrote:
So wide screen movies are meant to be played on tv's with wide screen view(16:9), with black bars on the top and bottom? in order to preserve its wide screen view?
4:3 will make everyone fat or give you pillarboxes.
If you want a 'natural' full screen use Zoom to chop the sides off.
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
So will 2.39:1 and 2.40:1, just as 1.37:1 will appear cropped on a widescreen TV.The Stillhouse Kid wrote:
No. Widescreen comes in some different aspect ratios. And aspect ratio of 1.85:1 will fit a 16:9 TV without bars, but a 2.35:1 film will display black bars at the bottom since it's width is a greater ratio to it's height.ReDevilJR wrote:
So wide screen movies are meant to be played on tv's with wide screen view(16:9), with black bars on the top and bottom? in order to preserve its wide screen view?Bertster7 wrote:
Not with the correct aspect ratio.
It all depends on what aspect ratio the film is recorded in. The films that are letterboxed on a 16:9 TV are recorded in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Films recorded in 16:9 appear properly on widescreen TVs. 4:3 video content will appear stretched or pillarboxed or some of the picture will be cropped (depends on the TV and the various widescreen modes it supports). If a film is recorded in 16:9 it will NOT be letterboxed on a widescreen TV, widescreen films are not recorded with black bars on the top and bottom of them, they are only displayed to preserve the aspect ratio on screens that are not wide enough.
It's really very obvious, I can't see how anyone would come to the conclusion that 4:3 films work better on a widescreen TV, don't you have eyes?
I suggest you read up about anamorphic widescreen.
There are lots of widescreen formats.
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interesting, idk, it's still confusing to me... what I'm trying to say is, is that, why won't a 1.78:1 dvd fit fully (no black bars) in my 16:9 wide screen TV set? do i have to zoom in? i always thought it chops off parts of the video, making you lose visibility?
It should do. It does on all my widescreen TVs.ReDevilJR wrote:
interesting, idk, it's still confusing to me... what I'm trying to say is, is that, why won't a 1.78:1 dvd fit fully (no black bars) in my 16:9 wide screen TV set? do i have to zoom in? i always thought it chops off parts of the video, making you lose visibility?