I work in a video rental shop here in the UK & you wouldnt believe the number of customers I serve who choose a VIDEO over DVD because it's not presented in wide screen! I've explained til I'm blue in the face to ignoramouses the benefits of watching a movie in wide screen but alas it falls on deaf ears.
The most common response i hear is:
"but those bars on top & bottom, cutting the picture up gets on my nerves"
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT???????????????????????????????????????? Are these people for real????
Unfortunately, YES! The average punter doesn't understand how pan & scan works & if the movie they're watching fills their 28" tv screens then they are happy. If it is presented in wide screen on their puny 4:3 tv's then they feel they are not watching the whole movie & it's too small to see clearly!
Whilst these people still exist without their 42" Anamorphic Wide Screen tv's there will always be a demand for crappy pan and scan movies
sucks doesn't it?