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Widescreen (Finally) Winning

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the film-fans-rejoice dept.

Yort writes "There's a little blurb over at the IMDB about customers at Blockbuster now generally preferring the widescreen, or letterbox, format over full-screen. This after Blockbuster tried to only stock full screen versions of movies a few years ago. I guess now the wife will have to let me buy that new widescreen TV, right?"

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  1. Yeah! by sg3000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The masses choose wide screen over full screen! Next, we have to wean them off of pro wrestling, Brittany Spears, and lite beer and the 2000s won't end up being an embarrassment to history! Or at least we'll be cooler than the 1920s, with their flagpole sitting and zootsuits.

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  2. Widescreen = Bedda! by CyberBill · · Score: 5, Funny

    My parents always watch DVDs in pan-n-scan, because my dad says "We bought a big tv and that widescreen doesnt use it, what a waste!", but I personally ONLY watch DVD's in widescreen unless not available. You can see a lot more of whatever is going on, I feel. :)

    -Bill

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  3. Re:How?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are a snob, a bigot, whatever!

    Happy?

  4. I tell fullscreen supporters... by shepd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your DVD player has a zoom feature (most do, anyways). USE IT! That way we both win.

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  5. Because the format sucks? by Kjella · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, seriously... 4:3 is nice for a newsreporter, or a solo artist etc. But compared to the human field of vision, it's hopeless. And if you're looking to convey a "realistic" scene, you can either squeeze all the actors together, or you can have basicly a lot of ground and sky that would be "outside" the letterbox. Either way it sucks, and I'm glad we're moving to a format that is at least closer to the experience you get at a cinema. Note that cinema producers would actually like it even more rectangular, like 1,85:1 or 2,35:1. Personally I have a 32" widescreen (not HD) TV, and it's great for watching DVDs.

    Kjella

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  6. here is an example. by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    The second example from the bottom is enough to sell me on widescreen.

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  7. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  8. Reminds me of what a Suncoast employee said once.. by D'Arque+Bishop · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Pan-and-scan is formatted for the small-minded."