Re: Aspect ratio horrors - sam9

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Re: Aspect ratio horrors

Posted by sam9 (A) on September 5, 2005 at 19:39:00

In Reply to: Aspect ratio horrors posted by Steve Schell on September 4, 2005 at 08:38:59:

"Is it possible that with new current components it might be impossible to display DVD images in the correct aspect ratio? "

It's possible if the equipment wasn't designed intellegently. I've got a 4 year old Toshiba rear projection unit that can do straigh 4:3 or 16:9. If you don't like 4:3 that leave empty bands at the sides you can choose two different ways of stretching it or simply expand it but loose the bottom and top. I accept the bands on the sides. This isn't all that hard if you only RTFM.

Where it gets irritating is some DVD releases, particularly of the letterbox variety, don't seem to look right, either squished or stretched no matter what you do. Since this is not universal and since it seems to be a problem more with older issues (transfered from available film copies), I've concluded the fault lies with the DVD trnsfer. I hope that when NTSC finaaly dies a long overdue death, the problem will diminish.

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Topic - Aspect ratio horrors - Steve Schell 08:38:59 09/04/05 (13)

Thank you - Steve Schell 13:46:53 09/11/05 (0)

Reason to strangle Best Buy salesmen #999 - Ben 11:46:28 09/09/05 (2)

Re: Reason to strangle Best Buy salesmen #999 - Steve Schell 13:38:39 09/11/05 (0)

Sears salesperson thought tv's 16:9 w/bottom mounted speakers were all 4:3 ! - FF 12:22:22 09/10/05 (0)

Re: Just curious - rico 09:03:57 09/08/05 (0)

what resolution from the dvd player? - Joe Murphy Jr 19:22:54 09/06/05 (2)

Re: what resolution from the dvd player? - Steve Schell 14:41:32 09/11/05 (1)

deinterlacing and scaling - Joe Murphy Jr 17:56:42 09/17/05 (0)

Re: Aspect ratio horrors - unclestu52 13:39:32 09/06/05 (0)

My Sony 42" plasma from my Denon 2910 has dozens of possible changes to the aspect ratio zoom/squeeze etc - Elizabeth 08:45:13 09/06/05 (0)

Re: Aspect ratio horrors - sam9 19:39:00 09/05/05 (0)

Re: Aspect ratio horrors - gerardk 00:04:01 09/05/05 (1)

Re: Aspect ratio horrors - Steve Schell 08:16:43 09/05/05 (0)

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