Which Screen Format of Matrix Reloaded to Get?

[TechnoKid]

Widescreen

 

[anxi80]

widescreen. unless you are buying a 1932 movie or tv show and the only format available is full screen, always buy widescreen. ALWAYS.

 

[Kev]

why are people idiots if they want the picture to fill up their entire screen? not everyone is an elitist snob who just has to watch the movie "the way the director intended." it's just a movie that they want to sit back, relax, and watch, not some cultural event. i personally prefer widescreen, but i don't think people are dumb if they don't like letterboxing

 

[Jombo]

haha, WS snobs are in full effect on this thread, but then what do you expect?

way i see it, if i'm gonna invest money for a dvd, which should last quite a while.. you should get the best avail, which is the ws edition over p&s. chances are you'll prob get a shiny new hdtv 16:9 aspect ratio tv w/in next few years, and by then you'll regret getting the p&s version now w/ 2 black bars on the side.. unless you wanna redo your collection.

my thought on buying ws dvds anyway

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: Kev
why are people idiots if they want the picture to fill up their entire screen? not everyone is an elitist snob who just has to watch the movie "the way the director intended." it's just a movie that they want to sit back, relax, and watch, not some cultural event. i personally prefer widescreen, but i don't think people are dumb if they don't like letterboxing

Because cutting off parts of the field of view removes parts of the actual movie. It makes a major difference in many movies. I can't imagine a self respecting director or cinematographer that appreciates that being done to their work. It is stupid to make filling the screen more important than actually watching the movie.
I'm not a snob, I don't have a WS TV I even watch DVDs on my 17" computer monitor when I'm in my apartment (as opposed to home) with those black bars. I got stuck renting a "full screen" version of "One Hour Photo" and right from the first scene I could tell that it wasn't right; parts of the frame were so obviously cut off. Now I have to buy a regular copy of the movie to watch it.

 

[kalster]

ok dumb question

if u do have a wide screen display does that mean u wont see the bars?

reason i ask is coz i have a 15"4 wxga widescreen display on dell 8500, when i see dvd's should i not see the black bars?

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: kalster
ok dumb question

if u do have a wide screen display does that mean u wont see the bars?

reason i ask is coz i have a 15"4 wxga widescreen display on dell 8500, when i see dvd's should i not see the black bars?

I don't think that's a REAL widescreen. On widescreen TVs you don't see the black bars.


Hmmm...after going to Dell's website, it says that the widescreen LCDs should be able to view DVDs the "way they were meant to be seen", so maybe you shouldn't have the black bars. Is there a setting somewhere in your DVD software?

 

[ApacheXMD]

you will still see bars if your tv is 16:9 and the film is 2.35:1 or whatever the ratio is that the movies use.

-patchy

 

[Confused]

I always buy widescreen versions.

I even watch in widescreen on my 14" portable TV! Yeah, it might be smaller, and have black bars, but i'm seeing the whole movie goddam it!!


Confused

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: Hubris
Widescreen is the only way to fly. Death to pan and scan!