Made for TV aspect ratios vs made for cinemas aspect ratios

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Well, I am certainly not stupid. What part of OAR is confusing you? If a TV show was aired in 1.33:1 then that's the way I want to own it. If a TV show was aired before the late 90s then 16:9 TVs did not even exist for home use. So what? That doesn't mean I want it stretched, cropped, and/or re-framed so that it fills my screen. There's really nothing to discuss or argue here. I don't the aspect ratio touched, period. Just like I don't want any DNR, EE, or lossy audio on my discs. There is NOTHING else to discuss.

I know you're not dumb, dude. I read your reviews, and happen to like their balanced and intelligent reporting quite a bit; that's why I said I think you're smarter than that.

But it's not case closed. You know what you want and that's cool, but so do a lot of other people. There lies the argument, and the question is, how will the corporations that hold the keys to the shows we love react? They tend to give the people what they want, because they themselves want to make money. This is why we have the Predator travesty. This is why Lucas finally buckled under two decades of intense fan pressure and gave us the prequels. So no matter what side of the fence any of us falls on, we are in direct competition with the other. So it isn't case closed.