Posted by Richard C. on 09/28/05 21:14

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"Aphelion" <sonship@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:RXn_e.9216$7b6.8639@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> You must be using a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD. If the DVD is encoded
> for 16x9 TVs, it will fill the screen assuming your DVD player is set up
> for 16x9. What DVD is it? If, on the case it doesn't say "anamorphic
> widescreen" or "enhanced for widescreen TVs", it will just appear as
> letterboxed. Hopefully your TV has a zoom function that can compensate.
> Mine for example has a 16x9 zoom function, and I can nudge the screen
> accordingly to mimic a full-blown WS image. Otherwise, bring the DVD back
> for a refund... any DVD of a widescreen movie that isn't enhanced is a
> rip-off and a half-ass job from the studio.
>
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But a 2.35:1 anamorphic movie will STILL not fill a 16:9 screen unless you
distort or hack it up.
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