Now maybe I am crazy or imagining things I just wanted anyone's opinion:
As far as I understood it, the TV manufacturers originally sold us widescreen tv's on the proviso that not only where hollywood films formatted in this way (16:9 dimensions) but its a more "natural" human point of view.
I also believe original widescreen dvd's where also in 16:9 ratio ( I would guess to keep the original director's choice)
So how come my widescreen dvd's are all now 2.35:1 ( 21.15:9) ie they all look as bad on a widscreen set as a widescrren movie on a 4:3 set???
I have a relatively large collection of dvd's ( guestimate is approaching 100 movies and several series) and most of them are 2.35:1 - now who are at fault hollywood for changing or the dvd companies for not formatting for widescreen sets.
Even tv's that can change / stretch the picture you either still have black borders of various sizes or you get the picture edges disected.
Now you can understand it happening on 4:3 sets, as the cinema screen isnt that shape - so its natural this would happen on a "widescreen" presentation.
Any likelyhood of us being asked to fork out again for 2.35:1 aspect tv's ?
Widescreen monitors I believe are an even worse case in point as I believe they are actually usually 16:10 ( 23.50:10) ie you would miss out even more of each frame at the side if the whole height of the monitor is used!!!
If I am wrong please tell me, but I believe this to be the case.
I am really interested to hear everyone's views
As far as I understood it, the TV manufacturers originally sold us widescreen tv's on the proviso that not only where hollywood films formatted in this way (16:9 dimensions) but its a more "natural" human point of view.
I also believe original widescreen dvd's where also in 16:9 ratio ( I would guess to keep the original director's choice)
So how come my widescreen dvd's are all now 2.35:1 ( 21.15:9) ie they all look as bad on a widscreen set as a widescrren movie on a 4:3 set???
I have a relatively large collection of dvd's ( guestimate is approaching 100 movies and several series) and most of them are 2.35:1 - now who are at fault hollywood for changing or the dvd companies for not formatting for widescreen sets.
Even tv's that can change / stretch the picture you either still have black borders of various sizes or you get the picture edges disected.
Now you can understand it happening on 4:3 sets, as the cinema screen isnt that shape - so its natural this would happen on a "widescreen" presentation.
Any likelyhood of us being asked to fork out again for 2.35:1 aspect tv's ?
Widescreen monitors I believe are an even worse case in point as I believe they are actually usually 16:10 ( 23.50:10) ie you would miss out even more of each frame at the side if the whole height of the monitor is used!!!
If I am wrong please tell me, but I believe this to be the case.
I am really interested to hear everyone's views