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Originally Posted by krazeyeyez
2.35 on a square tv needs larger black bars to be able to fit the image to that screen with out losing OAR. now that your watching it on a widescreen 2.35 has black bars like your square tv used to have with 1.85 ratio movies, and the 1.85 should fit your tv nicely no black bars or a small stripe on some movies so i have read.
2.35 does seem to take up most of the screen now imo, after seeing 2.35 on a square sdtv. then the black far exceeds the tiny little movie.
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I watched Commando last night (1.88:1) and the bars were teeny-teeny. Barely little slits on the top and bottom of my TV.
I watched Star Wars last night (2.35:1), upscaled. I also watched Enchanted yesterday (also 2.35:1), both had the same size bars, both substantially larger than Commando's.
A 2.35:1 shouldn't come close to filling the screen. It sure never has on mine, and I've had both 32" and 52" widescreens.
edit: I see what you're saying in comparison to a full-frame TV, but still, even on a WS the 2.35:1 shouldn't take up all of it.
I'll try to snap off a screenie of a 2.35:1 movie on my TV if I can. My camera has suddenly disappeared on me for some reason.