Poll for black bar haters

[jsteinhauer]

I thought this would be good.

Do you hate black bars so much that you will spit in the face of "artisitic intent" and distort or expand your picture?

[Siri]

I love black bars and would never mess with the original

[Uxi]

I'd prefer we got Open Matte transfers but went with the 3rd option since the bars dont' bother me enough to do anything about them.

[vektar]

i dont really care for black bars i prefer my movies to take up the whole screen but i dont hate them enough to fullscreen the picture.

I think you should add a 4th option like, dont like them but will deal with them.

[bigpapy]

I hate those black bars but I din't like stretch or zoom mode on my picture

[Kaiju]

Black bars for the win.

[Flyfrnk1624]

It depends, I don't mind stretching a standard, already shitty picture that's broadcasting on a standard def channel.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Uxi

I'd prefer we got Open Matte transfers but went with the 3rd option since the bars dont' bother me enough to do anything about them.

Same here.

[DeathByAsh'aman]

I never notice the black bars.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by DeathByAsh'aman

I never notice the black bars.

Neither do I.

[dvd_mazter]

I don't care, whatever the directors wants. I find that movies with a ratio of 2:35:1 or 2:40:1 have amazing detail and depth.

[My_Two_Cents]

I guess it depends on which bars. For BD/DVD/HD movies, then the bars MUST stay as that was how the director meant for the picture to look. For SD cable, however, I prefer to fill the screen. If I'm watching HD cable, and a 4:3 show comes on (Simpsons, Family Guy, etc.), I'll leave it pillar-boxed, simply because I hate changing the aspect ratio on my set.

[BRu-LAy]

How come in stores, trailers, and other demos they almost always show the movies stretched? Then when you get the movie you find out there's bars. Isn't that false advertising then?

[Forrestandjen07]

i really hate them black bars, taken up space on my tv screen

surley with todays technology we can remove them while keeping the original picture ratio or whatever

i mean i understand them for people who dont have Wide screen tvs as they picture gets croped in full screen

but i have a big ol wide screen tv, why do i need them

a sulotuion surley can be foud

[Moviefan1203]

Film is art, anyone who doesn't have respect for the director's intended vision of the film is just disrespecting these true artists. They film them in the certain ratios for a reason, it is the way the director intends for the film to be watched.

[Sussudio]

are there really some people who watch in stretch mode? seriously?
why not just pull out your full screen dvds while you're at it

[Moefiz]

Who actually pays attention to the black bars when watching a movie.They are some movie that I am in the middle of and then I realize no black bars...now when I looked at letterbox VHS..now that was something to complain about.

[Forrestandjen07]

Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Film is art, anyone who doesn't have respect for the director's intended vision of the film is just disrespecting these true artists. They film them in the certain ratios for a reason, it is the way the director intends for the film to be watched.

then why are these black bars not in the movies while in theater?

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

then why are these black bars not in the movies while in theater?

Because a theater screen is CIH (constant image height), meaning the height of the image projected is always the same. The width will vary based on the aspect ratio the movie is presented in. Next time, watch the curtains open up after the credits/ads to allow the image to be wider. This same concept is used by some folks who have projector setups, but it costs quite a bit more than a standard setup.

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by Ricshoe

Because a theater screen is CIH (constant image height), meaning the height of the image projected is always the same. The width will vary based on the aspect ratio the movie is presented in. Next time, watch the curtains open up after the credits/ads to allow the image to be wider. This same concept is used by some folks who have projector setups, but it costs quite a bit more than a standard setup.

+1, the screen adjusts to fit the movie