Originally posted by: marioxb
Look. I know what anamorphic is. I have anamorphic DVDs. I also have non-anamorphic DVDs. I was (kinda) kidding when I said it would alter the movies.
Ok, the "Just kidding!" defense.
I mean it (kinda) does.
........OR NOT??? Please elaborate!
But anyway, my main point is that anamorphic/ non-anamorphic will NEVER be a deciding factor to me.
If I had to choose from the get go, I'd probably buy anamorphic. If a newer release of any movie was released and the ONLY difference was that is was anamorphic while the previous release was simply letterboxed widescreen or whatever, I would NOT upgrade.
There very few non-anamorphic DVD´s of non 4:3 movies around. Expecially since 2001...
If the special features were better, I probably would. Anamorphic/ non-anamorpic, to me= the same thing. I watch anamorpic movies on my widescreen TV with the DVD player set to 4x3 letterbox. I like the top and bottom black bars.
Ok, that´s it! Sorry, but you are definately a nutcase! You are in the end, sacrificing A LOT OF resolution to watch your movies IN THE WRONG ASPECT RATIO!!!
If you set your DVD Player to 4:3 and watch, let´s say, a 1.85:1 movie on a 16:9 TV, you end up with something like 2.00:1 -> 2.20:1 apect ratio!
And besides, 2.35:1 movies, like *drum roll* STAR WARS, have still black bars when watched on a 16:9 TV anamorphically! 16:9 = 1.78:1
I watch all movies in full mode w/o side bars and that makes me very happy.
With lots of TOTALLY UNNECCESSARY resolution loss. Oh the pain, THE PAIN!!!!!!
I also like seeing subtitles in the black not touching the movie.
...or being pressed out completely off the frame....
I never said anamorphic was bad (well kinda as a joke), just that it never will matter for me.
Obviously, it does indeed matter to you, since you DEACTIVATE IT ON PURPOSE! HOW SICK IS THAT???
Even if my precious prequels and SEs were non-anamorphic, as long as they were widescreen, it doesnt matter to me.
Look. I know what anamorphic is. I have anamorphic DVDs. I also have non-anamorphic DVDs. I was (kinda) kidding when I said it would alter the movies.
Ok, the "Just kidding!" defense.
I mean it (kinda) does.
........OR NOT??? Please elaborate!
But anyway, my main point is that anamorphic/ non-anamorphic will NEVER be a deciding factor to me.
If I had to choose from the get go, I'd probably buy anamorphic. If a newer release of any movie was released and the ONLY difference was that is was anamorphic while the previous release was simply letterboxed widescreen or whatever, I would NOT upgrade.
There very few non-anamorphic DVD´s of non 4:3 movies around. Expecially since 2001...
If the special features were better, I probably would. Anamorphic/ non-anamorpic, to me= the same thing. I watch anamorpic movies on my widescreen TV with the DVD player set to 4x3 letterbox. I like the top and bottom black bars.
Ok, that´s it! Sorry, but you are definately a nutcase! You are in the end, sacrificing A LOT OF resolution to watch your movies IN THE WRONG ASPECT RATIO!!!
If you set your DVD Player to 4:3 and watch, let´s say, a 1.85:1 movie on a 16:9 TV, you end up with something like 2.00:1 -> 2.20:1 apect ratio!
And besides, 2.35:1 movies, like *drum roll* STAR WARS, have still black bars when watched on a 16:9 TV anamorphically! 16:9 = 1.78:1
I watch all movies in full mode w/o side bars and that makes me very happy.
With lots of TOTALLY UNNECCESSARY resolution loss. Oh the pain, THE PAIN!!!!!!
I also like seeing subtitles in the black not touching the movie.
...or being pressed out completely off the frame....
I never said anamorphic was bad (well kinda as a joke), just that it never will matter for me.
Obviously, it does indeed matter to you, since you DEACTIVATE IT ON PURPOSE! HOW SICK IS THAT???
Even if my precious prequels and SEs were non-anamorphic, as long as they were widescreen, it doesnt matter to me.
Why bothering about aspect ratios?
I guess that puts a lot into perspective now....