Originally posted by: grifter
as you can see the anamorphic transfer has a sharper image the colours are more sturated and the black is really black, not kind of darkgreyish...
as you can see the anamorphic transfer has a sharper image the colours are more sturated and the black is really black, not kind of darkgreyish...
The anamorphic transfer will only appear sharper to those with 16:9 displays. The saturation and black level have nothing to do with anamorphic vs letterbox, they are to do with the quality of the transfer itself. The fact is that for the vast majority of people (those who have 4:3 TVs), a letterboxed transfer is actually better. For the majority of the rest (those who have sub 50" 16:9 displays) a letterbox transfer is perfectly acceptable (see CO's statements above). For the tiny minority (those who have projectors or huge 16:9 sets), there will be a noticeable difference. Now, any kind of SD DVD (anamorphic or letterbox) isn't going to look good on HD gear. By the time most people switch to 16:9, HD will be in full force, so for an SD release, letterbox seems like an acceptable choice for now.
But should the OUT be fully restored and newly transferred to HD? Yes.