Originally posted by: sunday256
I don't have that issue with my HDTV...but what I have is a rarity these days and that's because I have a 43" Toshiba 4:3 HDTV. I chose not to get a widecreen HDTV because I watch a lot of TV and I'd hate having to distort the screen. Until TV goes widescreen, it just makes sense to continue making 4:3 televisions. You can still watch widescreen movies, you'll just have the black bars.
I haven't seen the GOUT yet, so it's hard to say what it would look like on my tv, but I'm guessing it would be pretty good since it's smaller than what you have.
I don't have that issue with my HDTV...but what I have is a rarity these days and that's because I have a 43" Toshiba 4:3 HDTV. I chose not to get a widecreen HDTV because I watch a lot of TV and I'd hate having to distort the screen. Until TV goes widescreen, it just makes sense to continue making 4:3 televisions. You can still watch widescreen movies, you'll just have the black bars.
I haven't seen the GOUT yet, so it's hard to say what it would look like on my tv, but I'm guessing it would be pretty good since it's smaller than what you have.
The issue with anamorphic is that the image gets 30% better resolution, so even an Anamorphic movie on 4x3 TV wont be affected, only on Widescreen TV's. And I think that is why on a TV that is made for Anamorphic Movies, seeing it in non-anamorphic makes it that much worse, it is almost like you rigging the TV to do something it isn't made to do, and that is why I have to zoom twice to get a true anamorphic image.
I think everyone has to ask this question to themselves for the time being: Do I enjoy the OOT and will I still enjoy it years from now in laserdisk quality if Lucas does not remaster it for DVD and eventually HD-DVD? Or do you give in and just enjoy the SE and put up with all the CG and Greedo shooting first, and Hayden in ROTJ for a great quality picture?