In Reply to: RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom posted by Cosmic Closet on November 24, 2008 at 17:28:02:
I don't like black bars taking up 25% of my 60" screen that I paid hard earned money for. A playback of DVD or BD on a 60" display is not the same as seeing an epic movie in a theater be it home or otherwise where there are ways to deal with the aspect ratio that does not affect the enjoyment of the event. Letterboxing affects my enjoyment of video entertainment. IMO, I am far from a soccer mom or joe six pack slob for wanting to be able to adjust the picture to suit me. But you are right about one thing...I have been second guessing/having buyers remorse over my new Panny BD machine. Luckily I have another few weeks to decide whether to send it back or not. 720/1080 broadcasts still look better on my display than the admittedly one BD that I have and those broadcasts are via a 6 year old HD cable box.
"E pur si muove...And yet it moves"
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- RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - jimmyjames 06:54:08 11/25/08 (10)
- Perhaps you can just relegate your BD player to true 16x9 material - Russell Low 08:30:48 11/25/08 (2)
- I forgot to add that BDs of TV series are also 16x9... - Russell 08:31:58 11/26/08 (1)
- RE: I forgot to add that BDs of TV series are also 16x9... - Gmood1 11:22:07 11/26/08 (0)
- RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - Gmood1 08:28:08 11/25/08 (0)
- RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - Hornlover 08:03:46 11/25/08 (5)
- HOW DARE YOU! - GTF 20:02:07 11/30/08 (2)
- RE: HOW DARE YOU! - Hornlover 08:07:25 12/01/08 (1)
- RE: HOW DARE YOU! - GTF 13:08:35 12/01/08 (0)
- I'm amazed - jimmyjames 06:58:15 11/26/08 (1)
- RE: I'm amazed - Hornlover 07:35:51 11/26/08 (0)