Posted by Stuart on 04/24/07 01:10

"def456" <def456@none.none> wrote in message
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>A lot of movies now come out on DVD in 2.35:1 aspect ratio, width to
>height, so called anamorphic. That causes a large black area at the top and
>bottom of the screen and poor picture quality with ordinary 4:3 TVs, and
>also significant black bands at the top/bottom with the newer 16:9
>widescreen TVs. Since nobody has TVs to view 2.35:1 properly, why do they
>produce it?
>
>


Movies films are made for showing in Cinemas so there are many different
aspect ratios see http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/ for background.

TV standards are for TV, remember when you saw a Cinemascope movie on your
4:3 TV? Exactly the same.
Movie producers don't necessarily produce for TV release as the primary
market - it's an added bonus so why should they corrupt their artistic
integrity to the almighty dollar? 16:9 is only a compromise anyway. I use a
projector at home rather than a flat panel, much better result - the whole
wall is my screen

Many of the newer movies especially B grade stuff is shot so that a 16:9
print can be extracted for TV 16:9.

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