Would you like the option to view 2.39:1 movies full screen?

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Would you like the option to view 2.39:1 movies full screen?

View Poll Results: Would you like there to be an option on players to view 2.35:1 movies fullscreen?
Yes - I'd like an option on players to view 2.35:1 movies using the full 1.78:1 screen	15	17.44%
No - I don't want such an option on players	66	76.74%
I'd like 2.35:1 movies to be stored anamorphically for higher quality with the above option	14	16.28%
I'd like it if Blu-ray players had motion interpolation too	3	3.49%
3D movies/capable players would be good also	8	9.30%
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07-06-2008, 04:03 AM

4K2K

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Originally Posted by toefer

Stupid question coming up:

If a movie is in 1080p, and 2.40:1, is it correct that you are losing some of that resolution on regular WS HDTVs? Are projectors the only way (presumably) to get the full 1080 lines?

Not even projectors will get you 1080 lines of picture detail on 2.40:1 movies (unless you are counting black lines). 2.40 movies are currently encoded with approx 280 black lines in the picture on Blu-ray (slightly less black lines if the aspect ratio is really 2.39:1)

Last edited by 4K2K; 07-06-2008 at 04:07 AM.

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