| Posted by Joshua Zyber on 10/23/05 14:54 
"Rob" <rowens@earth.net.au> wrote in message news:Xns96F86B9D6B401earthnetau@130.133.1.4...
 > There is no doubt that the recently released 2-disc Anniversary
 > Edition of
 > "Apollo 13" in R1 is mine with the following features:
 >    1) Commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell
 >    2) Director's commentary with Ron Howard
 >    3) All new digitally remastered picture
 >
 > ...and other features that I haven't had time to observe yet.
 > Outstanding
 > release!!
 >
 > My only question about this title regards the IMAX version of the film
 > on
 > disc 2. This version is touted on the cover as 1.66:1 aspect ratio
 > (Standard for IMAX) in anamorphic widescreen, yet my Hi-Def TV will
 > only
 > display it as 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. Is the cover mislabelled?
 
 It's 1.66:1 pillarboxed into the center of a 16:9 frame. If your TV has
 overscan, it may be hiding the small black bars on the sides.
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