Posted by Lincoln Spector on 12/04/06 02:35

"telenovels" <telenovels@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 12:19:46 -0500, "Obveeus" <Obveeus@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"telenovels" <telenovels@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> Why would I want to view my rectangle-shaped videos/movies on a square
>> >> tv? >> That makes NO sense.
>> >
>> >
>> >Until they make wide screen TVs that suffer no ill effects from having
>> >black/grey bars on the sides during normal TV viewing, they remain a
>> >waste
>> >of money.
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> I've been watching movies with black bars (top/bottom) for YEARS, and
> there's no ill-effect. Of course, I'm using a CRT, not a plasma.
So have most of us. But I think the chance of burn-in is greater with the
4x3-within-16x9 situation. When you watch letterboxed movies on a 4x3, the
exact position of the lines changes from one transfer to another. But every
time you watch 4x3 on a 16x9 set, it occupies the exact same position.

Lincoln

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> Just avoid plasma and you're safe.
>

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