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Cheefzboy
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« on: May 09, 2018, 12:24:07 PM »

So I'm naming this little phenomenon full screen widescreen. It's never had a name that I know of but this is what I call it. When you're left with a tiny rectangle tangle in the middle of the tv. Ya it says it's widescreen but it's really "Full screen widescreen" I hate these dvds. They are early dvds meant for old Tvs which were 4:3 and meant for square tvs. I've got a few movies like this.
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Neville
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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2018, 07:42:33 AM »

Ah.... this could become the new letterbox vs. fullscreen debate. You should complain if the the original AR is different than 4:3. But if we're talking about older movies, a square box is the way to go, unless you want a cropped image.

Plus, if you hate 4:3 that much, chances are your TV has a zoom option hidden somewhere.
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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 12:48:46 PM »

DirecTv still can't get aspect ratios correct on all of their channels, even when you have it set to match your TV in the menus. Hatred

We still use old 4:3 CRT TVs.  Most channels appear correctly with the bars at the top and bottom of the screen.  It is annoying when an old 4:3 show ends up in a box, but oh well. Lookingup   But, a few stations like TNT are squashed to fit the screen, making everyone look too tall and thin.  And, a few like CBS are the correct ratio, but are cropped to fit the screen.

What the hell!?!  How many years has TV been the new ratio now and they still can't get it right?  I guess most people just don't know it's wrong or don't care. Lookingup
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Neville
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2018, 12:58:14 PM »

Yeah, that annoys me a lot too. Some channels just don't give a s**t about their viewers. What's worse, it's usually the rare channels that show older movies the ones guilty of these practices.
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