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In Reply to: Re: Fifth Element DVD IS enhanced for 16:9, not mentioned on package: Any others? posted by Fish on August 25, 2001 at 13:11:34:

Exactly, the fact that it says it's widescreen... but not a WORD about the "16:9 Enhanced". I won't BUY any widescreen DVD UNLESS it IS ENHANCED for 16:9

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..... Your TV is doing the conversion from 2:35:1 to full-screen - Fish 15:29:12 08/27/01 (3)
In guessing that you own a 16:9 TV, I thought you might want to know:
As per the technical section of Amazon and DVD Empire, about this film;
"Both anamorphic and letterbox ratios are framed at 2.35:1."
Therefor you TV must be doing some conversion for your viewing pleasure. That's cool, I really don't want to argue 'bout it. If all the technical info in print, from several sources says thet it's in 2:35:1, why won't you believe it Elizabeth?
- We are CLEARLY on different planets... (more) - Elizabeth 16:49:45 08/27/01 (2)
  The message I am getting from you is that you do not have a clear idea of what "enhanced" does... ???
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  When I say "Enhanced for 16:9 TV" I mean the same as if the widescreen was 'Anamorphic': that is it will present the 16:9 frame on a 16:9 TV OR (big OR) on an 'enhanced' 3:4 TV that can do the "anamorphic squeeze" of the total frame/image height such that all 400+ vertical lines of resolution are inside the 16:9 area INSIDE the 3:4 TV's frame. If a DVD is NOT "enhanced" nor 'Anamorphic' then on a 3:4 TV that can do the 'squeeze' the movie is not 'Enhanced' and some of the vertical lines of resolution are WASTED in the "black bar" area outside the 16:9 envelope. (And furthermore, the picture is even worse on a 16;9 screen, where you will have gray bars at the side, giving only a 3:4 area within which the widescreen piture will have wide black bars top and bottom. EEEK!!!!) SOOOooo Can you see why it might be IMPORTANT to be certain that a movie IS, IN FACT! Either 'anamorphic, or enhanced for 16:9 .... BESIDES being widescreen??
  - I understand and agree - - GPB 11:18:51 09/01/01 (0)
    I never buy widescreen NON-anamorphic movies. It's the difference between lo-res and hi-res (as hi-res as can be on dvd). To answer your question - 5th Element is anamorphic - I have a couple that don't say so on the packaging.
    -- Greg
  - A fish out of water ? LOL nt. - michael w 04:44:23 08/28/01 (0)
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