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Old 01-10-2006, 07:40 AM   #1
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They shouldn't be allowed to release full screen DVDs. It's just stupid.
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Old 01-10-2006, 08:31 AM   #2
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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.
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Old 01-10-2006, 09:18 AM   #3
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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.)
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Old 01-10-2006, 10:29 AM   #4
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Default Re: Widescreen or Full Screen?

But as GM and I said, they sometimes cut off pieces from the top and bottom (as in Jurassic Park).
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Old 01-10-2006, 11:42 AM   #5
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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.
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:11 PM   #6
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Ah, I now see that I misunderstood GM. Guess I was too upset about JP.
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:19 PM   #7
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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?
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Old 01-10-2006, 02:00 PM   #8
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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.
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Old 01-10-2006, 02:12 PM   #9
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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.
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Old 01-10-2006, 03:04 PM   #10
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some movies like Star Wars Episode 3 was good with widescreen, but others I prefer fullscreen.
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Old 01-10-2006, 03:15 PM   #11
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Widescreen. Every time. Anything else is just silly.
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