In Reply to: I'm a bit of a beginner...34", 4:3 vs 16:9, etc posted by John on November 20, 2000 at 10:29:29:
provide different viewing modes for different sources. My Loewe Planus (www.loewetv.com) has 5 different viewing modes: 16:9, 4:3, panorama, cinema, and zoom. For cable tv, I usually use the cinema mode, with no distortion and a little of the top and bottom cropped off, and if I'm watching a show that has info on the bottom or top, I switch to either panorama or 4:3. For widescreen DVD's, I use either cinema or zoom modes. So really, there's not much reason NOT to go with a widescreen TV, as DVD's really are killer on a widescreen!
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