Widescreen vs. non widescreen


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ok, i know that if you are watching a non-widescreen version of a movie, that you are missing some of the picture because the ends are cut off.

however, when you watch a widescreen movie, are you missing some of the picture because the top and bottom are cut off?

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No, I'll try and find a picture to explain it better 'cause I suck. But basically the top and bottom of the 4:3 and the top and bottom of the 16:9 are the same, it just extends further left and right on 16:9.

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Here ya go, you can see the top and the bottom of both formats are the same, Anakins fringe and Padmes neck, both the same place. The 16:9 then extends to the left and the right. Pan and Scan is NASTY!

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ok, so it must just be the two versions of a movie i have were encoded improperly. cuz the widescreen is wider, but it is also shorter. i didn't think that was right, so thanks for clearning that up :)

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Then you have screwups like the Powerpuff Girls movie DVD, where all sorts of stuff was cropped, be it top, bottom, left or right. I remember being sad when I bought it cuz it was like, the worst transfer I'd ever seen. :(

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Here ya go, you can see the top and the bottom of both formats are the same, Anakins fringe and Padmes neck, both the same place. The 16:9 then extends to the left and the right. Pan and Scan is NASTY!

I prefer the wide screen...the picture is better with this format.

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Yup, I don't understand why they release 4:3 versions, they're nasty as hell. Even if you don't have a widescreen TV 16:9 is still better.

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Here ya go, you can see the top and the bottom of both formats are the same, Anakins fringe and Padmes neck, both the same place. The 16:9 then extends to the left and the right. Pan and Scan is NASTY!

I watched that movie tonight for the first time! (Star Wars) Very good.

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Widescreen rules!!! I love getting to see more, and It just looks nice..

Now only if I could afford one of thoose widescreen plasma TV things.. that would be even better.

(Y)

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The GBA is widescreen. Thing is, when it's widescreen, it is easier for the eyes to "capture" all the image. Many of the LCD's shown nowadays are using 1280x1024; that's even less widescreen than 4:3, and is plain evil.

Widescreen is the way of the future, for easier view and use. :D

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Yea widescreen is teh sexy, i dont personally havent have a widescreen tv but i have a big 4:3 tv and a good ol widescreen looks hyper sexy @D

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When I was a little kid I liked full screen, but as soon as I learned that widescreen meant that you saw the whole thing and that full screen cut off stuff, I switched. I still have one friend who insists on getting full screen whenever we rent stuff, and I just wanna smack him in the face.

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