Originally posted by: Moth3r
Originally posted by: ApolloOne
And what about the vast majority of viewers, the folks who have 4:3 televisions?
The first question should have been what about the vast majority of viewers who have NTSC TVs, they won't be able to watch my DVD at all! My answer would be: ask Cowclops, MeBeJedi, Zion et al. But to address the point about 4:3 televisions, most people here who have DVD players also have 16:9 sets. And what about the vast majority of viewers, the folks who have 4:3 televisions?
There seems to be more hindering our communication than just a common language. When I posted the above statement, I did not know you were in the UK. Maybe you just assumed I knew you were coming from a UK PAL perspective, just as I assumed you knew I was coming from an US NTSC perspective. The only time you mentioned PAL was in referring the source laserdiscs, but such a source is not mutually exclusive with the creation of an NTSC DVD. Yes, of course a large percentage of viewers over there have 16x9 sets. I've freelanced over here with some UK TV folks and we've had many discussions about our respective home theatre standards.