Posted by Sean O'Hara on 10/20/05 20:42

In the Year of the Cock, the Great and Powerful Jay G. declared:
> Charles Eggen <cne@efn.org> wrote:
>
>>But what about folks who want to fill their widescreens with an
>>academy image? Maybe we will start seeing "Stretch and Zoom" versions
>>of Cinderella and Gone with the Wind.
>
> Considering that most Widescreen TVs already have those options for
> viewing a 4:3 image, there's no need to offer DVDs of them.
>

Of course, most DVD players have an option to squeeze or zoom
anamorphic widescreen images, so there's no need for full screen DVDs.


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Sean O'Hara | http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com
Jeff: When God made the parse, he didn't say, 'Hey, it's just your
basic hinge, let's knock off early.' He said, 'Behold ye angels, I
have created the arse. Throughout the ages to come, men and women
shall grab hold of these, and shout my name!
-Coupling

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