Does anyone have horizon modes on their widescreen TV's

Author: generalfrevious
Date: 5-Jun-2007, 1:07 AM

Author: generalfrevious
Time: 5-Jun-2007 1:07 AM
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I just got a widescreen television (19") last week; and I watch regular television using horizon mode. I was wondering if anyone has watched the GOUT using a horizon mode??

Author: Zion
Time: 5-Jun-2007 4:10 AM
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I've never even heard of horizon mode. What brand of TV do you have?

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Author: Moth3r
Time: 5-Jun-2007 6:14 AM
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I expect it's similar to "panorama" mode, i.e. a differential horizontal stretch for watching 4:3 pictures on a 16:9 display.

If so, it's the wrong mode for watching GOUT DVDs. Look for a mode called "cinema" or "zoom".

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Author: generalfrevious
Time: 5-Jun-2007 10:59 AM
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I've never even heard of horizon mode. What brand of TV do you have?

An LG 19" television

Author: ADigitalMan
Time: 5-Jun-2007 11:00 AM
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I used to drive a Plymouth Horizon. Does that count?

I am fluent in over six million forms of procrastination.

Author: generalfrevious
Time: 5-Jun-2007 11:06 AM
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If I zoom it in, won't it cause pixelation and hidden subtitles?

Author: Darth Mallwalker
Time: 5-Jun-2007 11:58 AM
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
I used to drive a Plymouth Horizon.

I still do.
230k on the clock, and I suspect it was rolled back before I bought it.
Before it I had a Dodge Omni (same thing) and before that another Ho'
They don't make 'em like that anymore!

However, in practice you must take into account the “fuckwit factor”. Just talk to Darth Mallwalker…
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Author: generalfrevious
Time: 5-Jun-2007 7:45 PM
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Arrrghhh! Lets not talk about cars, lets talk about how the GOUT would look if zoomed in, because that's what we're going to deal with for the next decades

Author: Zion
Time: 5-Jun-2007 9:17 PM
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Originally posted by: generalfrevious
If I zoom it in, won't it cause pixelation and hidden subtitles?

Yes, depending on how good your TV is and what your DVD player let's you do with subtitles. (I don't know of any that let you change the location of the subs.) What a great DVD eh?

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Author: generalfrevious
Time: 5-Jun-2007 10:55 PM
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Oh, BTW, when is your site going to be updated, Zion?

Author: Moth3r
Time: 6-Jun-2007 8:00 AM
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Yes, you will lose some of the subtitles off the bottom of the screen. This is because the GOUT DVD was authored by clueless monkeys. (Some TVs have a "subtitle zoom" mode that shifts the image up on the screen.)

Zooming won't cause pixellation per se - although as Zion says it does depend on the scaler inside your display. However, because the scaler has to do more work to display a 4:3 letterboxed source, the image quality will not be as good as a 16:9 anamorphic disc.

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