Posted by Justin on 12/03/06 04:13

telenovels wrote on [2 Dec 2006 15:23:58 -0800]:
>
> Justin wrote:
>> telenovels wrote on [2 Dec 2006 08:54:11 -0800]:
>>
>> > Why would I want to view my rectangle-shaped videos/movies
>> > on a square tv?
>>
>> Because you are watching the movie and not the TV, perhaps.
> .
>
> The movie has a "wide" 1.85 or 2.35 to 1 ratio. The TV has a 1.33 to 1
> ratio. Therefore the movie doesn't properly fit inside the screen.
>
> Best way to watch the movie is with a wide-shaped tv, not the classic
> adademy shape the OP had suggested.

The best way to watch the movie is to be close enough to the display
device that it looks good. Whether or not it fills the screen doesn't
matter.

>> Btw, 4:3 isn't square
>
> Fuck you. You know what I meant.... rectangle vs. square. Wide vs.
> Academy.

If it was square it would be 1:1

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