Video Asylum

Posted by Rich H (R) on April 22, 2003 at 21:27:38

In Reply to: As someone who's defended plamas a number of times on this forum... posted by Harmonia on April 22, 2003 at 09:55:38:

Harmonia,

Thanks.

Sorry, no LOTR screen shots...I'm about done taking those darned things for a while.

I watch NTSC 4:3 broadcast material in the Panny's "JUST" and "ZOOM" modes, depending on content. I find the slight edge distortion of the JUST mode very easy to get used to, and the overall effect of TV in 16:9 is actually more cinematic and involving.

As far as movies, I've always been a purist and expected to watch all my 4:3 stuff in OAR. Sometimes I do, but occasionally I actually ZOOM 4:3 films. For instance, I just watched "The Day The Earth Stood Still" zoomed to fill the screen (no geometric distortion). In widescreen 16:9 mode it had a more pleasing "I'm at the cinema" impact that easily mitigated any "I'm missing a few tiny details in the frame edge" worries.

That said, I always watch 2:35:1 widescreen movies, and variations thereof, in OAR.

- Rich H.