In Reply to: RE: Q on The Wire DVDs. At the stores they're all 4:3, but on the net... posted by David Aiken on March 11, 2008 at 23:13:27:
..."anamorphic widescreen".
But you often see "Enhanced for Widescreen" discs contain with images which have been "expanded" along the vertical plane. When viewed upon a 4:3 television, this makes the image appear to be too tall and thin although it fills the entire screen. But a proper TV (properly adjusted) will display them correctly.
(I think...)
clark
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- "but which are mastered for display on 4:3 TV screens." The proper designation would be... - clarkjohnsen 09:39:32 03/12/08 (4)
- Wrong… - David Aiken 13:30:32 03/12/08 (1)
- My gear automatically adapts anything widescreen to proper size, "anamorphic" or not. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:36:42 03/13/08 (0)
- RE: "but which are mastered for display on 4:3 TV screens." The proper designation would be... - Hornlover 11:30:18 03/12/08 (0)
- RE: "but which are mastered for display on 4:3 TV screens." The proper designation would be... - Hornlover 11:17:44 03/12/08 (0)