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Posted by Alpha on 02/03/06 23:53
"Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in message
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> "Alpha" <none@none.net> wrote in message
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>> Is there a website that compares a 2.35 widescreen movie frame displayed
>> on a regular TV and on a 16x9 widescreen TV? I recently was not
>> impressed with the new widescreen TVs since the amount of image deleted
>> in 2.35 (which is the ratio of most movies today) did not appear
>> substantially better than on a 1.33 regular TV....at least perceptually.
>
> http://www.rexer.com/cine/oar.htm
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> The amount of letterboxing shouldn't change much from one TV to the next.
> This isn't a TV issue; it's simple geometry. 2.35:1 is one shape, 16:9 is
> another. To fit 2.35:1 into 16:9, you have to shink it by a certain
> amount.
>
>> Who will make a 2.35 ratio screen?
>
> It's doable now with front projection.
>
Thank you for the excellent link.
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