Posted by John Harkness on 10/21/05 15:23

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:54:09 GMT, "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"Black Locust" <bl2112@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:bl2112-473727.21380220102005@news.uswest.net...
>> In article <15Q5f.23478$U51.18508@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
>> "David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Acceptance of DVD = acceptance of widescreen.
>>>
>>> Most DVD movie releases are widescreen.
>>
>> Most are also released in full screen, unfortunately.
>
>Have never seen these. I remember in DVDs early days, often a DVD would
>have both (one on each side), but I assumed they stopped doing this due to
>lack of demand.
>

more and more are widescreen only, but most of the big studio pictures
come in both -- with the note that they have gotten better about
labelling the aspect ratio on the front of the box.

John Harkness

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