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I looked forward to DVD as a more "functional" and user-friendly alternative to LD's. And for the more part it has lived up to my expectations. BUT, I cannot seem to invest in my own collection becasue I am only going to spend my cash on films that are presented in the format thatthey were intended to be seen! Not elongated and 'morped! How agritavating to see a DVD on the shelf advertised as "Widescreen" only to read the fine print "ammorphic" or "enhance for large screens"...GIVE ME MY ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO!!!Where can I complain!!?? And thank the lord for companies like Creiterion!!
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Man-o-man, I have to admit I am a bit embrassed. I had no idea the solution to my whoas were so easy solved in the "set-up" menu. Of course, that means I'll be spend more $$ on DVD's now!Thanks for you help!
Anamorphic on a DVD simply means that all the vertical lines are utilized in the presentation, instead of only the middle two-thirds. You get widescreen *and* higher resolution.
That may be the tech-def, but what it really means is that in order to retain the original aspect raio (approx 1.85:1 to 2.35:1) the picture is 'morped to capture the ratio within the confines of a "square" televion. This does not work. It creates an elongated picture, i.e. suddenly the actors or whatever are taller and thinner, done in the name of captureing the essence of the film stock (usally 75mm)while "fitting" it into the tv screen .That is what I object to.
Anamorphic DVD's playback fine on a 4:3 set. You just have to set your DVD player to do the downconvert: this does *not* result in any changes to the original aspect ratio of the film. Downconverting might have some artifacts, depending on the DVD player, but a wrong aspect ratio is not an issue. This is typically accessed through your player's setup menu.Oh, yes, anamorphic DVD's look simply stunning when played back on a 16:9 HDTV with no downconversion taking place...
The little voices told me to stop talking back.
What you (seem to) lack is a player/viewer with the proper facility. With such a system the resolution is quite noticeably superior. Still, most DVDs come with a screen-filling option as well...
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