Black Bars or No Black Bars?
Re: Black Bars or No Black Bars?
I always watch Blu-ray discs in their original aspect ratio, it kills me when I go over to a friend's house and their standard definition tv show is stretched to fit widescreen.
Re: Black Bars or No Black Bars?
Many widescreen TVs have options to stretch out the sides of the picture to fill the screen while leaving the center alone. For those that really want to fill every inch of their TVs for some reason, this might seem like a better option. I still can't stand it because it's the wrong aspect ratio, and any people on the sides of the screen are going to look more bloated than those in the center.
Those that aren't used to viewing films in their proper aspect ratios regardless of screen shape, please give it a chance, understand the reasoning behind it, and get used to it. It might seem odd at first, but you'll adapt. Modified aspect ratio, abbreviated MAR, does just that; it mars the image.
Those that aren't used to viewing films in their proper aspect ratios regardless of screen shape, please give it a chance, understand the reasoning behind it, and get used to it. It might seem odd at first, but you'll adapt. Modified aspect ratio, abbreviated MAR, does just that; it mars the image.
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Re: Black Bars or No Black Bars?
And yet tons of people buy HDTVs without getting satellite or HD cable. Especially old people...Adamant wrote:Then again, since these people clearly don't give too much of a shit how good the picture looks, you'd wonder why they'd want to spend money on HD TVs and Blurays in the first place.
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Re: Black Bars or No Black Bars?
HD is becoming the new standard, so there's nothing really wrong with going to replace an old TV with an HD set without taking advantage of it with HD material. However...Sun-Wukong wrote:And yet tons of people buy HDTVs without getting satellite or HD cable. Especially old people...
There was that ad a few years back with a starlet (I can't recall who) talking about 1080p, adding "I don't know what that means, but I want it." It's just like any other buzzword flying around retail stores. It does take some knowhow and research to make the most out of your purchasing decisions, and that carries over into the original aspect ratio of this topic. "Widescreen" has become a buzzword (along with that old, misleading "fullscreen" label). Part of the concern is that if people support modified aspect ratio releases, it sends a message to the video companies that that's what we want. It shouldn't matter what TV shape is the norm; Dragon Ball (alongside Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, etc.) was made in 4:3. Period.
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