My copies of both "Jean de Florette" and "Manon of the Spring" are in 2:35 x 1 but are not anamorphic. Yet when I try to play yhem in my TV's "Zoom" mode (which I use for non-anamorphic wide screen films) the picture is the correct aspect ratio but I can't see the subtitles. In order to see them I have to use the "Full" setting which makes the aspect ratio something like 3 x 1. Very annoying and I now wish I had saved my laserdisc box. Of the 1500+ movies I own this is the only one with this problem. Does anyone know what is going on here? Thanks.
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Topic - Question for DVD experts - rico 10:34:21 07/17/06 (6)
- Got this answer from a friend - clarkjohnsen 10:56:54 07/18/06 (2)
- Re: Got this answer from a friend - rico 12:56:55 07/18/06 (1)
- I saw Jean de Florette in the old Cocoanut Grove Art Cinema. - clarkjohnsen 08:30:24 07/19/06 (0)
- I'm no expert, but using the television's closed-captioning function might work in lieu of the DVD subtitles. (nt) - Bersani 14:57:35 07/17/06 (2)
- Re: I'm no expert, but using the television's closed-captioning function might work in lieu of the DVD subtitles. (nt) - rico 06:32:29 07/18/06 (1)
- No, it really does work, it's just that you might get foreign language captioning which obviously won't help. (nt) - Bersani 12:30:16 07/18/06 (0)