Widescreen or Full Screen?

GameMaster · 01-10-2006, 04:44 AM

When I first started buying DVDs I wasn't conscious of the two different formats. When I got my first one or two widescreen DVDs, I just thought it was purely an aethestic choice for people who liked the black bars on the top and bottom or for people that had widescreen TVs. What I didn't know at the time was that widescreen actually contains the whole picture while full screen cuts some of the picture out because of the ratio difference between the theatre screens and TV screens. Anyway, before I knew this, I chose full screen because it seemed to me like you were getting more considering your whole screen is filled as opposed to widescreen where the top and bottom of my TV would just lay useless filling in black bars. Having become enlightened, I think I may have made the wrong choice buying full screen DVDs.

What's your opinion?

Here's a good example site to show what I'm talking about:

http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/r...925/index.html

Dyne · 01-10-2006, 04:50 AM

I accidentally bought Serenity in Full Screen and have already opened it.

I watch all my personal DVDs on my TV downstairs, which would need Fullscreen anyways. But I love those black bars (see: avatar/signature) and chopped screen isn't cool.

Canyarion · 01-10-2006, 06:04 AM

I hate what they did to Jurassic Park on DVD. Now I can't show people the mistake of the landing helicopter.

Happydude · 01-10-2006, 06:52 AM

i prefer widescreen...although if the TV is small or if i'm watching something on my PC i would prefer full screen.

The Duggler · 01-10-2006, 07:40 AM

They shouldn't be allowed to release full screen DVDs. It's just stupid.

Jonbo298 · 01-10-2006, 08:31 AM

I dont own a Widescreen TV yet but I always buy the Widescreen versions of DVDs to be prepared for when I do have one and not regret always having full screen when my Widescreen TV has black bars on the left/right or stretch the image and make it ugly.

I've grown used to the black bars on top/bottom of my regular TV. Its not a bother to me.

Null · 01-10-2006, 09:18 AM

never understood why people got fullscreen movies.

especially since most dvd player now have a zoom option that can turn a widescreen into a full... so with widescreen movies you get both in 1. (altho i dont use that option, i'd rather have the full picture.. but still. if you actually for some odd reason did want it fullscreen.... get wide and zoom it.)

Canyarion · 01-10-2006, 10:29 AM

But as GM and I said, they sometimes cut off pieces from the top and bottom (as in Jurassic Park).

Null · 01-10-2006, 11:42 AM

no not sometimes. theres something about that jp one your talking about, whether they just goofed up or something else to it. but movies that are made in widescreen wont be cut off, because it would throw off the perportions of it.

perhaps they just didnt think anyone would ever actually buy jp

and gm said he became enlightened as to whats really going on. im not seeing where he said anything that agrees with that.

Canyarion · 01-10-2006, 12:11 PM

Ah, I now see that I misunderstood GM. Guess I was too upset about JP.

Null · 01-10-2006, 12:19 PM

i've looked up about jp, i have found absolutly nothing yet that says top and bottom were actually cut when made in widescreen. i mean i could get ahold of the dvd to look at it easily..but i'd have nothing to compare it to.. you comparing the fullscreen dvd to widescreen? or fullscreen vhs to wide dvd or what?

what version do you have? is it an actual copy?

Dylflon · 01-10-2006, 01:46 PM

Widescreen for me.

Always.

thatmariolover · 01-10-2006, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

never understood why people got fullscreen movies.

especially since most dvd player now have a zoom option that can turn a widescreen into a full... so with widescreen movies you get both in 1. (altho i dont use that option, i'd rather have the full picture.. but still. if you actually for some odd reason did want it fullscreen.... get wide and zoom it.)

They don't autopan from left and right when action switches places on screen though; which is one of the features that I think needs to be added to HD-DVD. The ability to provide panning information so that there only needs to be one format of DVD instead of worrying about Full Screen and Wide Screen really seems like common sense to me.

As for me, I always buy Wide Screen, but I know a few people that want Full Screen.

Null · 01-10-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by thatmariolover

They don't autopan from left and right when action switches places on screen though; which is one of the features that I think needs to be added to HD-DVD. The ability to provide panning information so that there only needs to be one format of DVD instead of worrying about Full Screen and Wide Screen really seems like common sense to me.

As for me, I always buy Wide Screen, but I know a few people that want Full Screen.

doubt it would happen, because as the media gets more and more into HD, and the switch to hd tv happens... they're all gunna be widescreen tv's anyway.. therefore just ruling out fullscreen alltogether anyway.

Krypton · 01-10-2006, 03:04 PM

some movies like Star Wars Episode 3 was good with widescreen, but others I prefer fullscreen.