Old TV shows / anything shot on tape - no need for blu-ray?

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Originally Posted by Bobby Henderson

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There's lots of vintage TV shows originally produced on film. They can be remastered to high definition, although there would be controversy in cropping 4:3 composed TV shows to 16:9. I prefer pillar-boxing and keeping the show's original aspect ratio intact.

Seinfeld has been airing in HD with that stupid 16:9 cropping. You do see grain, which is part of the appeal / disadvantage of film. Depends on who you ask. Otherwise, it is a very nice picture.

I don't like the cropping because you sometimes lose the subtle hand gestures on close shots. This would really hurt Bookman, the library cop with his hand pointed accusations. 16:9 isn't everything. Keep it 4:3 or you will be sorry.

"What do you know about sorry? Did you ever kill a man? Ever have a man die in your arms?" - Bookman the library cop / Seinfeld