Funi dragon box on ps3

[Bardo117]

The black lines on the Wide-Screen movies aren't bad at all.

If 4:3 was still even remotely relevant, why is it that Blu-Ray left it behind? Same thing is happening to Flash.

[Kendamu]

The black lines on the Wide-Screen movies aren't bad at all.

If 4:3 was still even remotely relevant, why is it that Blu-Ray left it behind? Same thing is happening to Flash.

Those Kai Blurays seem to be doing fine in 4:3.

[Kaboom]

Bardo, nobody here is against new things being made in widescreen instead of old-school 4:3. The obvious fact that everyone's trying to say is that things should be released and viewed in whatever aspect ratio they were originally made and/or intended for.

For all three of the Dragon Ball TV series, that intended ratio is 4:3.

It's fine if, when watching your 4:3 release, you choose to crop or stretch it with your own TV for your own viewing pleasure. We just want to make sure you understand that they should be released in their intended format.

Those Kai Blurays seem to be doing fine in 4:3.

Yeah, that too.

There's an absolutely gorgeous, DragonBox-equivalent Bluray release of Yu Yu Hakusho in Japan, too. That was also kept in 4:3 because that's how the show was produced.

[Bardo117]

Bardo, nobody here is against new things being made in widescreen instead of old-school 4:3. The obvious fact that everyone's trying to say is that things should be released and viewed in whatever aspect ratio they were originally made and/or intended for.

For all three of the Dragon Ball TV series, that intended ratio is 4:3.

Those Kai Blurays seem to be doing fine in 4:3.

Yeah, that too.

That's true. It should be viewed in the native aspect, but with todays Tv's, watching 4:3 really bothers me.

[Kendamu]

Totally. I've no problem with the movies, the Jump Special, the newest games, or PTETSS being in 16:9. They were meant to be that way!

[Bardo117]

Totally. I've no problem with the movies, the Jump Special, the newest games, or PTETSS being in 16:9. They were meant to be that way!

Me either. But I don't have a problem viewing DBZ in Widescreen....

[GizmoKSX]

If 4:3 was still even remotely relevant, why is it that Blu-Ray left it behind?

4:3 hasn't been left behind at all. Blu-ray does encode things at a different native ratio than DVD, but content that was made in 4:3 is still being presented as such, whether it's Dragon Ball Kai, The Wizard of Oz, or The Twilight Zone.
You can't "update" 4:3 content by stretching it or cropping it to 16:9; you're just marring the framing. It's the same as watching a a pan-and-scan version of a widescreen film on a 4:3 TV.

[Jon Jon]

On the PS3 you can typically just go into the video options and play around with the "BD/DVD Upscaler" settings. If you want it to still display in 4:3 and upscale, you just set it to "Double Scale". Set it to "Full Screen" to stretch it to fill the entire screen. I've actually been watching the dragon boxes this way XD though I really shouldn't be.

Also, 4:3 looks just fine....DBKai on bluray looks pretty damn magnificent on it

Also, not relevant, but I totally promote the "Sequential Playback" feature on the PS3. It's so wonderful. I love being able to drop in a different movie or something and then coming back to another dvd and it starting up where it left off. This feature is amazing. I really adore it. Especially when I'd be watching anime dvds/bds and I go to watch something else...then when I pop the disc back in it starts from exactly where I left off. Makes me so happy

[GizmoKSX]

Also, not relevant, but I totally promote the "Sequential Playback" feature on the PS3. It's so wonderful. I love being able to drop in a different movie or something and then coming back to another dvd and it starting up where it left off. This feature is amazing. I really adore it. Especially when I'd be watching anime dvds/bds and I go to watch something else...then when I pop the disc back in it starts from exactly where I left off. Makes me so happy

I love that feature too. Saves me the trouble of having to remember exactly where I left off when getting back to DBZ after several days.

[Rory]

If 4:3 was still even remotely relevant, why is it that Blu-Ray left it behind?

Hey there, incredibly misinformed person.
Ever watched the Star Trek: The Original Series Blu-Ray box sets?
The black pillars in those sets are actually a part of the picture, meaning there is nothing you can do to get rid of them.
How's that for leaving it behind?
Dragon Ball Z was created with the intention of being viewed in 4:3, fucking around with that aspect ratio is worsening the actual quality of the footage.

[Choice195]

If your so picky about the 4:3 ratio, just buy the retched remastered sets.