Full Screen or Wide Screen?

[CelticBalla32]

I work at a video store and it seems that most people who come in tend to lean towards Wide Screen versions over Full Screen. Personally, I'd rather have full screen than two black bars around the picture. I'm just looking for some votes to see what the average person at S2 thinks.

Let the voting begin.

 

[Dark Defender]

I was going to say Full Screen until I thought about it, I used to change the format from wide screen to full screen on my dvds but now I barely notice a difference.

 

[Denny Crane]

Wide screen. It is the proper aspect ratio for the film. Otherwise, you end up with part of the video clipped on the right and left.

 

[Kid Chocolate]

wide screen all day

 

[Denny Crane]

To explain it better:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Converting formats of unequal ratios is done by either cropping the original image to the receiving format's aspect ratio, or by adding horizontal mattes (letterboxing) or vertical mattes (pillarboxing) to retain the original format's aspect ratio.</div>

And the two photos below shows how the picture has to be clipped on the left and right:

 

[ZAE]

If you have a wide screen TV you don't get the bars... at least I don't.

 

[Denny Crane]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Dec 24 2007, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If you have a wide screen TV you don't get the bars... at least I don't.</div>

If you're watching an anamorphic wide screen source (e.g. DVD), you will get bars on top/bottom on an HD TV.

 

[ZAE]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Dec 24 2007, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Dec 24 2007, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If you have a wide screen TV you don't get the bars... at least I don't.</div>

If you're watching an anamorphic wide screen source (e.g. DVD), you will get bars on top/bottom on an HD TV.
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Maybe it's because I get BlueRay movies?

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

Wide Screen, it looks sharper, and the side cutting is annoying.

 

[Denny Crane]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Dec 24 2007, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Dec 24 2007, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Dec 24 2007, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If you have a wide screen TV you don't get the bars... at least I don't.</div>

If you're watching an anamorphic wide screen source (e.g. DVD), you will get bars on top/bottom on an HD TV.
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Maybe it's because I get BlueRay movies?
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Read the link I posted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_(image)

The motion picture industry convention assigns a value of 1.0 to the image’s height, thus, an anamorphic frame is described as 2.40:1 or 2.40 ("two-four-oh"). In American cinemas, the common projection ratios are 1.85:1 and 2.40:1.

Wider ratios such as 1.85:1 and 2.40:1^[1] are accommodated within the 16:9 DVD frame by additional black bars within the image itself.

16:9 (generally named as: "Sixteen-by-Nine") is the international standard format of HDTV as used in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United States, as well as in Europe on HDTV and non-HD widescreen television (EDTV) PALplus.

 

[Denny Crane]

There's also this list of DVDs and their formats:
http://www.imdb.com/Sections/DVDs/AspectRatios/

 

[pegs]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Dec 24 2007, 06:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wide screen. It is the proper aspect ratio for the film. Otherwise, you end up with part of the video clipped on the right and left.</div>

Exactly what I was thinkin

 

[bbwtrench]

Everything is WideScreen. Im a long time DVD collector!

 

[Voodoo Child]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Dec 24 2007, 06:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I work at a video store and it seems that most people who come in tend to lean towards Wide Screen versions over Full Screen. Personally, I'd rather have full screen than two black bars around the picture. I'm just looking for some votes to see what the average person at S2 thinks.

Let the voting begin.</div>

I'm with you on this one. Granted, I'm not a real fan of movies in general, unless the parts on the left and the right which are cut out are essential to the plotline, I'm not going to miss them. But again, I'm not the person to ask. I watch maybe five or six movies a year, tops.

 

[bbwMax]

I prefer Full screen myself.

 

[The Return of the Raider]

Are you watching porn on it? If so, then go with full screen.

 

[Big Frame]

I like my DVD's like my ladies, Wider the better

 

[CelticBalla32]

Since I've made this thread, I've gotten movies widescreen instead of full, and I must admit it is better now that you've all pointed it out. Congrats Denny and the gang, you've converted me to widescreen.

 

[AEM]

I still prefer full screen myself, though not by as much as I once did.