do you like your movies full screen or wide screen?

***HOBBIT*** · 10-03-2004, 08:26 PM

So, do you like your movies full screen or wide screen for your VHS and/or DVD movies?

All my VHS tapes are in full screen (didn't have much choice in it - my mom hated wide screen and she bought them).

So far though, all my DVDs are in widescreen (like 5-6)

I prefer wide screen - you get the whole screen, the way it was seen in the theater. With fullscreen, the ends of the film are cut off and people elongated and distorted.

Your thoughts?

***Khamûl*** · 10-03-2004, 10:12 PM

Definitely widescreen. I used to prefer fullscreen, but since I realized that I was missing things with it, I've gone over to the widescreen side.

BeardofPants · 10-04-2004, 01:25 AM

Widescreen all the way, baby! I can't stand the thought that I might be missing detail due to the movie being cut to fit a standard tv screen.

Rosie Gamgee · 10-04-2004, 03:48 PM

Oh, WIIIIIIDE-screen, totally! I don't really like that everything is smaller, but it's better than missing stuff. Watching movies is a hobby to me, and wide-screen is closer to actually going to the movies, therefore, closer to perfection. Not to mention when a shot needs to be seen in wide-screen to get all of it, and it has to pan back and forth... I don't really like that. So, definately widescreen.

My parents didn't do DVDs for the longest time, so most of my movies are VHS, and full-screen. Now that we have dvds, though, most of them are widescreen.

***Earniel*** · 10-04-2004, 05:49 PM

It depends, most of the time I don't notice anything wrong with full screen. And on some TV's widescreen becomes so tiny because of the two black bands above and under the film. It's a waste of perfectly good screen space if you ask me.

So full screen, except on big screens, then I'd prefer widescreen.

***Rían*** · 10-04-2004, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeardofPants

Widescreen all the way, baby! I can't stand the thought that I might be missing detail due to the movie being cut to fit a standard tv screen.

me too!

dawningoftime · 10-04-2004, 10:57 PM

I prefer widescreen because you whether you realise it or not you actaully lose some of the action when its formatted for full screen.

jerseydevil · 10-11-2004, 03:18 AM

Widescreen ONLY. I used to have arguments with people because they actually thought the film was being cut off because of the black at the tops and bottoms. I always used to try to explain why that was and that actually the full screen is the version being cropped. I had pan-scan versions. You lose a lot of cinematic affect in a lot of movies when you can't see the full scenary or see all the characters speaking, or the behind the scenes action.

Last Child of Ungoliant · 10-11-2004, 09:22 AM

i have to have 'full-screen', i don't have a widescreen tele, so if i get widescreen, i get black areas both to the north and south of the picture

**Nurvingiel** · 10-11-2004, 09:22 AM

It's not widescreen that gets cropped, it's the full screen ones that are! Duh. Otherwise widescreen movies would feature headless and footless actors.

I like widescreen if I'm watching it on a large enough television. Otherwise, I like full screen. Also, I sometimes get distracted by the black bars, so I like full screen better for that. But I hate it when you can tell a movie has been cropped to fit full screen, like in the full screen version of "Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail". The "L" is cut off on the title screen. There's a movie I don't want to miss any details. I mostly like widescreen the best.

(All this rambling indicates stop procrastinating and go cook some lunch already!

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jerseydevil · 10-11-2004, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Last Child of Ungoliant

i have to have 'full-screen', i don't have a widescreen tele, so if i get widescreen, i get black areas both to the north and south of the picture

If you think you are getting cut off with wide screen - then watch the wide screen and the full screen of Lord of the Rings and compare the difference between the two. The black bars is only because a theatrical movie is longer (width wise) than a tv program. When they convert a theatrical movie to wide screen - they need to crop 1/3 of the movie. They do this by using a technique called pan and scan. When a person is talking for instance in a group, in the theatrical version you may see the entire group. In the full screen - they are forced to highlight the person who is speaking and cut out the others in a group. This leaves you without seeing the reactions and facial expressions of the other actors to what the person is saying.

Andúril · 10-11-2004, 03:02 PM

I prefer to watch it as the director intended it to be shown. I don't mind watching a 16:9 or even a 2.35:1 film on my 4:3 set. My next TV will definitely be a widescreen set.

Last Child of Ungoliant · 10-12-2004, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

If you think you are getting cut off with wide screen - then watch the wide screen and the full screen of Lord of the Rings and compare the difference between the two. The black bars is only because a theatrical movie is longer (width wise) than a tv program. When they convert a theatrical movie to wide screen - they need to crop 1/3 of the movie. They do this by using a technique called pan and scan. When a person is talking for instance in a group, in the theatrical version you may see the entire group. In the full screen - they are forced to highlight the person who is speaking and cut out the others in a group. This leaves you without seeing the reactions and facial expressions of the other actors to what the person is saying.

Thanx, JD, most informative

Rose · 10-16-2004, 05:59 PM

I prefer widescreen, but only have full screen tvs. So unless it's a movie, I'm usually watching regular ol' tv. When it comes to movies, though, I find that widescreen is best (provided the monitor isn't too small that the widescreen gets too little to make out).

gollum9630 · 10-20-2004, 07:05 PM

i prefer widescreen, but i have anoterh question. I have a widescreen tv and when i watch a widescreen mpvie i still get the bars. does anybody know why that is?

jerseydevil · 10-20-2004, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gollum9630

i prefer widescreen, but i have anoterh question. I have a widescreen tv and when i watch a widescreen mpvie i still get the bars. does anybody know why that is?

The DVD has to be in anamorphic Widescreen - so check that. It should say on the bavk where it gives all the specs.

jerseydevil · 10-20-2004, 07:38 PM

Actually - anamorphic means that extra lines are added during the vertical stretch when viewed on a wide screen tv. Here is a good site I found which describes pan/scan and widescreen though.

Anamorphic widescreen

It seems as if a wide screen tv still is not as wide as many movies and that is why there is the black bars still top and bottom. Here is another site that shows this..

What's an anamorphic DVD?

gollum9630 · 10-21-2004, 01:22 PM

k, thanks for the info JD

***IronParrot*** · 10-24-2004, 02:34 AM

Three words:

Original Aspect Ratio.

If it was done in 4:3, watch it in 4:3. If it was done in anamorphic 16:9, watch it in 16:9. If it was done in CinemaScope 2.35:1 as a great deal of movies are these days, watch it that way.

If you don't like the black bars, get a widescreen television display.

Why this is even up to debate is a question that can only be answered by consumer ignorance. Cropping a widescreen film into pan-and-scan is like reading a book with every third descriptive paragraph surgically removed because you find them peripheral to the action.

It's butchery, and it's indefensible.

Lief Erikson · 10-27-2004, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Widescreen ONLY. I used to have arguments with people because they actually thought the film was being cut off because of the black at the tops and bottoms. I always used to try to explain why that was and that actually the full screen is the version being cropped.

I can imagine that. Definitely the way things are in this respect is counter intuitive. I also definitely like the widescreen better.

10-03-2004, 08:26 PM	#1
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	do you like your movies full screen or wide screen? So, do you like your movies full screen or wide screen for your VHS and/or DVD movies? All my VHS tapes are in full screen (didn't have much choice in it - my mom hated wide screen and she bought them). So far though, all my DVDs are in widescreen (like 5-6) I prefer wide screen - you get the whole screen, the way it was seen in the theater. With fullscreen, the ends of the film are cut off and people elongated and distorted. Your thoughts? __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

10-03-2004, 10:12 PM	#2
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Definitely widescreen. I used to prefer fullscreen, but since I realized that I was missing things with it, I've gone over to the widescreen side. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

10-04-2004, 01:25 AM	#3
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Widescreen all the way, baby! I can't stand the thought that I might be missing detail due to the movie being cut to fit a standard tv screen. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

10-04-2004, 03:48 PM	#4
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Oh, WIIIIIIDE-screen, totally! I don't really like that everything is smaller, but it's better than missing stuff. Watching movies is a hobby to me, and wide-screen is closer to actually going to the movies, therefore, closer to perfection. Not to mention when a shot needs to be seen in wide-screen to get all of it, and it has to pan back and forth... I don't really like that. So, definately widescreen. My parents didn't do DVDs for the longest time, so most of my movies are VHS, and full-screen. Now that we have dvds, though, most of them are widescreen. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

10-04-2004, 05:49 PM	#5
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	It depends, most of the time I don't notice anything wrong with full screen. And on some TV's widescreen becomes so tiny because of the two black bands above and under the film. It's a waste of perfectly good screen space if you ask me. So full screen, except on big screens, then I'd prefer widescreen. __________________ We are not things.

10-04-2004, 10:57 PM	#7
dawningoftime Enting Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 90	I prefer widescreen because you whether you realise it or not you actaully lose some of the action when its formatted for full screen. __________________ Audio Editor

10-11-2004, 03:18 AM	#8
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	Widescreen ONLY. I used to have arguments with people because they actually thought the film was being cut off because of the black at the tops and bottoms. I always used to try to explain why that was and that actually the full screen is the version being cropped. I had pan-scan versions. You lose a lot of cinematic affect in a lot of movies when you can't see the full scenary or see all the characters speaking, or the behind the scenes action. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

10-11-2004, 09:22 AM	#9
Last Child of Ungoliant The Intermittent One Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: here and there Posts: 4,671	i have to have 'full-screen', i don't have a widescreen tele, so if i get widescreen, i get black areas both to the north and south of the picture

10-11-2004, 03:02 PM	#12
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	I prefer to watch it as the director intended it to be shown. I don't mind watching a 16:9 or even a 2.35:1 film on my 4:3 set. My next TV will definitely be a widescreen set. Last edited by Andúril : 10-12-2004 at 06:11 AM.

10-16-2004, 05:59 PM	#14
Rose Sapling Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	I prefer widescreen, but only have full screen tvs. So unless it's a movie, I'm usually watching regular ol' tv. When it comes to movies, though, I find that widescreen is best (provided the monitor isn't too small that the widescreen gets too little to make out).

10-20-2004, 07:05 PM	#15
gollum9630 Canadian Guy. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The true North Strong and Free Posts: 1,513	i prefer widescreen, but i have anoterh question. I have a widescreen tv and when i watch a widescreen mpvie i still get the bars. does anybody know why that is? __________________ "Canadians are so apathetic, but, what are you gonna do about it" -Glen Foster Wierd Harry Potter quotes the old nintendo duck hunt game Lemmings Swron Random Homer Simpson Quotes

10-20-2004, 07:38 PM	#17
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	Actually - anamorphic means that extra lines are added during the vertical stretch when viewed on a wide screen tv. Here is a good site I found which describes pan/scan and widescreen though. Anamorphic widescreen It seems as if a wide screen tv still is not as wide as many movies and that is why there is the black bars still top and bottom. Here is another site that shows this.. What's an anamorphic DVD? __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

10-21-2004, 01:22 PM	#18
gollum9630 Canadian Guy. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The true North Strong and Free Posts: 1,513	k, thanks for the info JD __________________ "Canadians are so apathetic, but, what are you gonna do about it" -Glen Foster Wierd Harry Potter quotes the old nintendo duck hunt game Lemmings Swron Random Homer Simpson Quotes

10-24-2004, 02:34 AM	#19
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Three words: Original Aspect Ratio. If it was done in 4:3, watch it in 4:3. If it was done in anamorphic 16:9, watch it in 16:9. If it was done in CinemaScope 2.35:1 as a great deal of movies are these days, watch it that way. If you don't like the black bars, get a widescreen television display. Why this is even up to debate is a question that can only be answered by consumer ignorance. Cropping a widescreen film into pan-and-scan is like reading a book with every third descriptive paragraph surgically removed because you find them peripheral to the action. It's butchery, and it's indefensible. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

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