Originally posted by: 20th Century Mark
How about this? When watching a non-anamorphic DVD on a widescreen tv with the black bars on all sides, does this mean you are NOT losing any picture due to the overscan of the tv?
Yeah, you're not losing any of the picture information- just 1/3 of the resolution. I think what marioxb was saying is that s/he LIKES the bars on all sides- even if the picture is anamorphic, so s/he leaves the widescreen TV in 4:3 letterbox mode.
Originally posted by: ricarleite
The movie is 2.35x1. Your widescreen TV is 16x9. It will show those lovely black bars anyway, even if it's anamorphic. End of discussion? Dead thread?
That's only if the DVD retains the original aspect ratio, and the film isn't cropped on the left and right to make it exactly 16:9. How about this? When watching a non-anamorphic DVD on a widescreen tv with the black bars on all sides, does this mean you are NOT losing any picture due to the overscan of the tv?
Yeah, you're not losing any of the picture information- just 1/3 of the resolution. I think what marioxb was saying is that s/he LIKES the bars on all sides- even if the picture is anamorphic, so s/he leaves the widescreen TV in 4:3 letterbox mode.
Originally posted by: ricarleite
The movie is 2.35x1. Your widescreen TV is 16x9. It will show those lovely black bars anyway, even if it's anamorphic. End of discussion? Dead thread?