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In Reply to: There may... posted by Rich on December 04, 2001 at 09:50:09:
I kind of agree with your thinking, but I really can't stand the stretching of the image to fill the screen, and I really do watch alot of 4:3 material (STV, VHS etc.) and since I really don't own any one piece of equipment more then two or three years anyway, bu that time, there will be enough HD availability that the 16:9 will be the only way to go.I guess I could always stick with my 36xbr400 for another year...
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Check different brands for the stretch modes they offer. My Panny direct view has a mode called "just" which only stretches the outer quarters of the screen. This leaves characters (who are usually centered in the frame on TV shows, unlike movies) essentially untouched. I watch 4:3 material in this mode all the time and its not bothersome. You will also often find a "zoom" mode, but that will cut informnation off the top and bottom of the image and result in significant reduction in image quality. Every brand is a bit different and individual sets offer options of varying quality. Go look at some sets and see what is acceptable to you.In other words - don't give up on 16:9 just quite yet. These things are long term purchases and if you accept the 4:3 compromise now you might end up regretting it for 8 or 10 years. And in the mean time NOTHING beats seening a widescreen DVD or HD image on a widescreen set.
joe
You might look at an Elite by Pioneer in the theatre wide mode. It breaks the stretch portions to more than just three. it is kinda pricey (53" is $5,400) but the black levels and white levels make for great color.You do get used to the streaching after awhile and as was stated DVD's are great (even the 2.35 DVD's)
Tell mchad. I'm not in the market.joe
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