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Originally posted by: Luke Skywalker
you guys think they'll ever do away with pan and scan?
or think it will always have a market?
HBO currently crops 2.35:1 films to 16:9 (1.78:1) for their HD broadcasts. Super 35 films have the mattes removed.
Even when widescreen TVs become the standard, there will still be 16:9 P&S for wider aspect ratios. Fortunately it's a rare thing for studios not to release DVDs in their proper aspect ratio, so I imagine the trend of dual P&S/OAR releases will continue into our widescreen future.