Keith 0 #26 September 27, 2006 Widescreen 'cause when you buy full screen you're only getting part of the movie. Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #27 September 27, 2006 I have bought a few lately that had BOTH versions for the discerning customer. Of course.........they were "Haji" DVDs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #28 September 27, 2006 Widescreen and DTS soundtrack if possible. Fuck pan-n-scan I recommend Saving Pvt. Ryan on a 50" widescreen, Klipsch speaker system and 12" sub. Tiger Tanks will invade your room. Oh Tobias, you blow-hard --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #29 September 27, 2006 Wide screen if i can help it. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #30 September 27, 2006 what if your Tele adjusts to all three?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #31 September 27, 2006 QuoteWidescreen. There is no substitute. Even before Dagny and I purchased our 50" DLP widscreen TV I still bought widescreen format DVD's. I hate watching chopped up Pan-n-Scan 4:3 versions. 40-50 inch widescreens are for the bedroom! Go big and get a really nice HD projection.....nothing like having a 100 inch screen in your living room with the sound system to match. Watching sports, Xbox360 and movies in HD that large at home is something that just needs to be seen. Plus, it is somewhat portable - just pack it up and bring it to the house that is hosting this year's Super Bowl and you have a better setup than most bars._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #32 September 27, 2006 One day.... For my small basement the 50"DLP works beautifully. Only thing I want to change down there is my sub. I think an SVS 10" would sound better than my Dayton 12". The Dayton is/was a lot cheaper though, $170 shipped from parts express. The SVS is $300-$400 I think. MMMmmmm LFE --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #33 September 27, 2006 QuoteI mean, I've got a WHOLE SCREEN, why not use it? You can't see as much with the black bars there. Oh my gosh, I completely agree! But Billy completely disagrees and thus some movies we watch with the black bars (he insists you see more peripherally.) We have a big screen TV but it's full screen. I'd like a widescreen/flat panel/HD but as long as our TVs are still working properly I refuse to spend the money upgrading. We literally have this discussion every time we watch a DVD and have the option of "full screen" or "widescreen".Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #34 September 27, 2006 QuoteThusly, they CHOP OFF part of the movie. Yup. That's Billy's argument, too. And yet how important is that extra tree on the far left side of the screen to see, I say? The black bars are far more annoying... And Muenkel....flatscreen has nothing to do w/ widescreen.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #35 September 27, 2006 QuoteWhat's strange is when widescreen movies aren't cut, but actually compressed to full screen. 2010 : The Year We Make Contact was like it. It took me a while to figure out why everyone looked so skinny. I was browsing in one of the big electronics stores and was amazed that some of the monitors were set up to stretch or compress the picture, so the screen was full, but all the people were a little fatter or skinnier than they should be. It was very annoying to watch. I asked The Guy "Who could stand to watch that?" He said some people want the screen filled even at the cost of distortion. Strange." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #36 September 27, 2006 [REPLY]And yet how important is that extra tree on the far left side of the screen to see, I say?[/REPLY] If you watch the movie in the dark you won't really see the black bars anyway And you'll get to see a couple more trees, which the cinematographer wanted you to see. --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #37 September 27, 2006 Bah! We do watch movies in the dark (sorry mom.) but the picture is still smaller and that doesn't make me a happy camper. Screw the cinematographer's tree. It's probably computer-generated or cardboard anyways. And frankly I just don't buy the whole "You must see my tree to really grasp the feeling of my movie creation" theory. What can I say, though? Billy likes his trees.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #38 September 27, 2006 BAAAHH! Have to agree to disagree --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #39 September 27, 2006 I've never seen it. I wanted to b/c I liked Portia De Rossi from Ally McBeal (I know. I know--stupid reason but it's mine so there!).Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #40 September 27, 2006 never watched Ally Mcbeal but I highly recommend Arrested Development. Portia, as well as the rest of the cast, are great. I've been kinda obsessed w/ the show ever since Ginny picked up the dvds. That show will enchant you almost as much as Mrs. Featherbottom enchants his daughter, Maeby. --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #41 September 27, 2006 QuoteQuoteI mean, I've got a WHOLE SCREEN, why not use it? You can't see as much with the black bars there. Oh my gosh, I completely agree! You didn't read the whole thread, did you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #42 September 27, 2006 Not at that point.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 897 #43 September 27, 2006 duh...16x9 fills completely...I pick anamorphic when I can....otherwise widescreen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Fast 0 #44 September 27, 2006 QuoteBah! We do watch movies in the dark (sorry mom.) but the picture is still smaller and that doesn't make me a happy camper. Screw the cinematographer's tree. It's probably computer-generated or cardboard anyways. And frankly I just don't buy the whole "You must see my tree to really grasp the feeling of my movie creation" theory. What can I say, though? Billy likes his trees. A lot of time Pan'n'scan movies chop off faces in conversation. The Pan/scan version will only show one face and not the back of the head of the other. There are subtle things like that through the entire movie. You are losing quite a bit. here are two ok articles on it, though one is a little dated: http://www.rinkworks.com/movies/articles/letterbox.shtml http://www.reelclassics.com/Techtalk/panscan-article.htm~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livendive 8 #45 September 27, 2006 Quote It pisses me off when I rent a dvd and it's wide screen with the big black bars. It pisses me off when I rent a dvd and it's full screen with the big black bars. For that reason, all my dvd rentals and purchases are widescreen. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites apollard24 0 #46 September 27, 2006 Out of my 400 DVD's they are ALL widescreen. If by mistake a full screen gets bought it goes to a friend. Breathe out so I can breathe you in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #47 September 27, 2006 QuoteEven before Dagny and I purchased our 50" DLP widscreen TV Ohh!!! Look at me and my beautifull TV! Arent I great! Nice set up for a dirty messican... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Muenkel 0 #48 September 28, 2006 After 47 posts, I'm still confused about this whole topic. Basically put, I have a 27" flat panel, HD ready TV. I hate the black bars. What should I look for when renting a movie? Thank you. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JaredX 0 #49 September 28, 2006 If you absolutely hate the black bars buy fullscreen dvd's. Some DVD's will have both but i've only seen one i rented like that. It has fullscreen on one side and widescreen on others. I am pretty sure though that some DVD's are only widescreen. I think most people seem to prefer that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ryoder 1,590 #50 September 28, 2006 Anyone ever see the Benny Hill skit where he made fun of the various methods used to put a wide-screen format on a 4:3 TV? It was hilarious! Not only was it educational in demonstrating pan & scan and horizontal-squeezing, etc, but he also exploited the shortcomings of each method for comedic effect. A few years ago I dropped into a large home-entertainment store to take a look at the current crop of wide-screen TV's. I couldn't believe what they were doing on the display models. They were putting a football game (broadcast in 4:3) on wide-screens by cropping off the top and bottom! Who the hell wants to see a team in a huddle with all the heads and feet chopped off??? Equally stupid was the relatively recent re-release of the 1983 classic "Koyaanisqatsi". The DVD was released in wide-screen format. So what is the problem? It was filmed 23 years ago in 4:3. So how did they release a wide-screen version? You guessed it. They cropped off the top and bottom of the picture! Doh!!! I was lucky enough to find an eBay seller in Brazil who was selling an earlier limited release in the original format. The menus are in Portuguese, but the actual video is un-butchered."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Fast 0 #44 September 27, 2006 QuoteBah! We do watch movies in the dark (sorry mom.) but the picture is still smaller and that doesn't make me a happy camper. Screw the cinematographer's tree. It's probably computer-generated or cardboard anyways. And frankly I just don't buy the whole "You must see my tree to really grasp the feeling of my movie creation" theory. What can I say, though? Billy likes his trees. A lot of time Pan'n'scan movies chop off faces in conversation. The Pan/scan version will only show one face and not the back of the head of the other. There are subtle things like that through the entire movie. You are losing quite a bit. here are two ok articles on it, though one is a little dated: http://www.rinkworks.com/movies/articles/letterbox.shtml http://www.reelclassics.com/Techtalk/panscan-article.htm~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #45 September 27, 2006 Quote It pisses me off when I rent a dvd and it's wide screen with the big black bars. It pisses me off when I rent a dvd and it's full screen with the big black bars. For that reason, all my dvd rentals and purchases are widescreen. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apollard24 0 #46 September 27, 2006 Out of my 400 DVD's they are ALL widescreen. If by mistake a full screen gets bought it goes to a friend. Breathe out so I can breathe you in... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #47 September 27, 2006 QuoteEven before Dagny and I purchased our 50" DLP widscreen TV Ohh!!! Look at me and my beautifull TV! Arent I great! Nice set up for a dirty messican... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #48 September 28, 2006 After 47 posts, I'm still confused about this whole topic. Basically put, I have a 27" flat panel, HD ready TV. I hate the black bars. What should I look for when renting a movie? Thank you. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaredX 0 #49 September 28, 2006 If you absolutely hate the black bars buy fullscreen dvd's. Some DVD's will have both but i've only seen one i rented like that. It has fullscreen on one side and widescreen on others. I am pretty sure though that some DVD's are only widescreen. I think most people seem to prefer that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #50 September 28, 2006 Anyone ever see the Benny Hill skit where he made fun of the various methods used to put a wide-screen format on a 4:3 TV? It was hilarious! Not only was it educational in demonstrating pan & scan and horizontal-squeezing, etc, but he also exploited the shortcomings of each method for comedic effect. A few years ago I dropped into a large home-entertainment store to take a look at the current crop of wide-screen TV's. I couldn't believe what they were doing on the display models. They were putting a football game (broadcast in 4:3) on wide-screens by cropping off the top and bottom! Who the hell wants to see a team in a huddle with all the heads and feet chopped off??? Equally stupid was the relatively recent re-release of the 1983 classic "Koyaanisqatsi". The DVD was released in wide-screen format. So what is the problem? It was filmed 23 years ago in 4:3. So how did they release a wide-screen version? You guessed it. They cropped off the top and bottom of the picture! Doh!!! I was lucky enough to find an eBay seller in Brazil who was selling an earlier limited release in the original format. The menus are in Portuguese, but the actual video is un-butchered."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
