Widescreen Movies?

Question

whats the point, why is only 2/3 of the screen filled up. I dont have a big screen TV for 1/3 black border. What is the Reason for it??? Please help???

Answer 1

Long time ago, Hollywood decided to switch to widescreen format in movies, so it can provide viewers a better experience than a 4:3 TV set.
Even if you get a 16:9 TV, there is no guarantee that you will fill the screen, since the studios use a variety of aspect ratios, not always 16:9.
Some movies are available in both aspect ratios.

Answer 2

Widescreen movies will provide more cinematic landscape. If you compare a 4:3 movie to a 16:9 movie, you can see more to the left and right. That is why movie companies like this. Also, movie theaters have been wide screen for awhile as well.

If you have a 4:3 TV, then buy 4:3 or full screen movies. They will fill up the screen, even though you will be missing out on some of the movie.

If you have a 16:9 TV, then buy widescreen movies. They will fill up most or all of the screen. The reason why I say "most" because there are more than one widescreen aspect ratios. There is 1.78:1 (16:9), 1.85:1 and 2.35:1. For some reason, movie companies can't get their standards straight.

Answer 3

Widescreen DVDs show the entire movie as projected in the cinema. When you watch it on a regular TV it will be reduced so that the entire image can be seen. But in most DVD players there is an option to zoom in the image filling the TV screen (but movie image is going to be cropped out at each side of the TV screen)

If you buy Full screen DVD the image will be already cropped so you wont never see the complete filmed image.

Then it's better a Widescreen DVD because you can watch the entire image (with the black borders) or zooming it to fill the screen (but cropping the image at the sides).