For those of us waiting to afford a widescreen television, I find it frustrating that some of the DVDs for sale have very thick letterbox to the point where you can't even see the entire tops of heads or bodies. Someone bought me an oldie "Some Like it Hot," and when I played in on my 27 inch television, it was like a Letterbox nightmare with the actual movie shown minimally vertically and horizontally. I searched Amazon for fullscreen DVDs but there aren't a lot.
2006-09-17 15:23:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Time to get a new HDTV. Once you have it the difference will pale way beyond the complaint you have. The cool thing is that HDTV's are falling in price and the quality gets better. Remember that you also need to upgrade your cable or satellite service. Do yourself a favor and experience HDTV.
2006-09-17 15:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by andywho2006 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A true movie lover knows that letter-boxing is a must. It is the only way you see everything the director intended as he intended it. In a full-screen movie you are seeing what some anonymous technician thinks you should be seeing. This is not the way to see a movie. Get letter-boxed and sit closer to the TV if you have to.
2006-09-17 16:28:50 · answer #2 · answered by Steven M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I very much agree with you. Yes it's getting harder and harder to find the full screen version of movies. Unless you buy the movie when it's first out, hang it up. I can't afford a new TV right now either. I guess we'll have to keep complaining to ourselves.
2006-09-17 15:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by Marenight 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Widescreen or Letterbox is pretty much the norm these days. Times, they are a-changing.
2006-09-17 15:27:28 · answer #4 · answered by WheelchairBA 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think its better to get full screen i mean its stupid to have a big screen tv and u put in a wide screen dvd u only get the side views of the movie i mean some on they dont give u wide screen in the movie theaters...so why do it at home.
2006-09-17 15:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by rich 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, letterboxing is good. You miss too many details with pan & scan.
2006-09-17 15:28:51 · answer #6 · answered by auteur 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I prefer full screen also, but i guess you just have to get use
to widescreen formats.
2006-09-17 15:35:18 · answer #7 · answered by mikberw 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, I like it, even on a standard-tube TV.
2006-09-17 15:30:57 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea Fullscreen is so much better cause you can see more details and it's just sooooo much better.
2006-09-17 15:36:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I certainly do. I like the full picture.
2006-09-17 15:32:25 · answer #10 · answered by Valarie P 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋