Harry Potter Questions and comments

[chrisshea]

i am the proud owner of the 1-5 bd's of harry potter
thing is i was dissapointed that the films werent full screen on a 16:9 tv
soo today im watching my digital cable and harry 1 plays in hd

FULL SCREEN!!!

so i put in my bd and go to exact same time spot and the cable broadcast has Atleast 1-2 inches more and top and bottom of image
am not talkign stretched image and talking actual footage we dont have in the blu-ray

soo it this normal for warner to have cut the film this way
i mean bd is for Hdtv's
this is realy screwed up


im just wondering how many movies could actualy be full screen and not 2/3 of screen

can some 1 tell me if im just nuts or is warner and propably other studio screwin with us

[Sylin]

When you watch movies on TV, you'll notice a disclaimer at the beginning that usually says, "This film has been edited for content, and to run in the time allotted, and to fit the size of most screens," or some such nonsense.

The Blu-ray versions are usually precisely what they were filmed in, or what the directors intent was.

From what I recall, my HP 1-5's all fill the entire screen on my 16:9 TV.

[PeechCobblerPie]

Originally Posted by ikcizokm

When you watch movies on TV, you'll notice a disclaimer at the beginning that usually says, "This film has been edited for content, and to run in the time allotted, and to fit the size of most screens," or some such nonsense.

The Blu-ray versions are usually precisely what they were filmed in, or what the directors intent was.

From what I recall, my HP 1-5's all fill the entire screen on my 16:9 TV.

theres a bunch of technical film mumbo jumbo tht goes on with this. they change the aspect ratios for DVD and tv versions to fit the TV's better.

but the HP's on BD are 2.3:1 no 16:9. if its filling your screen you have your TV on the wrong setting and its depriving you of all of the picture.

[weo4585]

The Harry Potter movies are all in 2.35 (or thereabouts):1 aspect ratio. This ratio has small black bars at the top and bottom of 16:9 TVs.

I wonder what you saw . . . but whatever it was, its unlikely that it was displayed in theatres, because the aspect ratio on blu-ray matches what imdb.com lists as the theatrical aspect ratio.

Also, the very top and bottom of the screen can't be too important, right?

[BStecke]

The cable company is actually the one screwing with you . . . while you are correct in saying that it's not a stretched image, what actually happens is they zoom in on the frame until it's 16:9 and that's how they broadcast it. Garbage.

[chrisshea]

i should of took picture
u could clearly seen more of the image

[Blu-Beard]

I'm with BStecke on this one.

[Razzy]

Originally Posted by BStecke

The cable company is actually the one screwing with you . . . while you are correct in saying that it's not a stretched image, what actually happens is they zoom in on the frame until it's 16:9 and that's how they broadcast it. Garbage.

Yup, just like when I was watching the Matrix the other day on cable. Originally filmed in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio, the Showcase HD channel's broadcast was zoomed up to fit my 16x9 screen. It looked horrible. Can't wait for the Blu ray version.

[chrisshea]

not actuayl complaining against black bars
was just hoping there was something not right in my settings and i should be gething more


but films on bd with 16:9 looks nice