DVD Screen Format Question (LBX and 16:9). What's the different?

[stingbandel]

Hi, what's the different between LBX and 16:9? Which one is the wide screen? Please don't laugh at my question cause I really don't know what the different is. Thanks

Darno

 

[Boogak]

Dunno what LBX is but I do know that 16:9 is widescreen. Most tv's and monitors are in a 4:3 format.

 

[stingbandel]

ok thanks for the info. Now anybody know the LBX? Thanks

Darno

 

[NoreagaCNN]

Where have you seen LBX?
I've seen 4:3, 16:9, Letterbox & Widescreen.
Not LBX though.

-Nore

 

[stingbandel]

Hi, I think LBX is letterbox. So if it's a letter box, does it mean full screen? LMK about this. Thanks

Darno

 

[NoreagaCNN]

ahh yes, its just 2 late
LBX IS Letterbox and no it's not fullscreen.

-Nore

 

[stingbandel]

NoreCNN: Are you saying letterbox is 4:3 and 16:9 is widescreen? LMK thanks

Darno

 

[stingbandel]

Okay so this letterbox format, is it almost near the size of full screen or what? I will be watching DVDs from my comp so I prefer something that is not widescreen. I like the fullscreen but since you said it's not full screen then I want to know like how nice when you view the letterbox format. Thanks

Darno

 

[NoreagaCNN]

Letterbox is sort of like Widescreen, has black bars on both sides

-Nore

 

[stingbandel]

ok then.. thanks for the information. I really hate to see widescreen since I am watching the DVD from my comp monitor. I don't feel comfortable at all but I guess I'm gonna have to get used to it. Thanks once again to NoreCNN for the answer.

Darno

 

[NoreagaCNN]

NP,

Most DVD versions of movies are widescreen cause thats the way its intended to be seen. Like in theathers on VHS its mostly Full Screen. I connect my computer to my 32" TV though 2 watch DVD's, but it doesnt bother me much watching them on my 19" monitor.

-Nore

 

[Sohcan]

There are a number of different "widescreen" ratios; 16:9 and 2.35:1 are the two most common.

Letterbox and Anamorphic widescreen are two types of widescreen formats. Letterbox was developed for VHS; the original widescreen master has the black bars added to the top and bottom, so even though letterbox is widescreen, it is stored on the VHS/DVD at 4:3. In effect, the movie, not including the black bars, is stored on a DVD at 640x320.

Anamorphic widescreen was introduced with DVDs; it stores the movie on the disc at its widescreen ratio. Then, if your TV is 4:3, the DVD player will toss out every fourth line and add the black bars on the top and bottom before displaying the movie on the DVD. The advantage over Letterbox is that it is stored at an effective resolution of 720x480 (for 16:9). While Letterbox doesn't look much different than anamorphic on a normal 4:3 TVs (except for Wegas with their anamorphic squeeze option), letterbox will look like crap on 16:9 HDTVs because it will have to blow up the lower resolution picture to fill the screen.