On VHS and DVD which is better Widescreen or Full Screen.I like Widescreen.

Originally posted by popcornperson2002
On VHS and DVD which is better Widescreen or Full Screen.I like Widescreen.

I prefer full screen.

Fullscreen.

I prefer full screen, but once I get used to seeing something in wide screen, if I watch it in full screen I feel like I'm getting jipped outta things. JMO

fullscreen. it annoys me when they use widescreen for tv shows (like ER and The Real World: The Lost Season)

This might sound like a really dumb question, but is widescreen where you have the two black bars?

Yea, Widescreen is where it has the black bars, like on ER. I love widescreen! It just looks alot better. Did you kno you can buy widescreen tvs now? Thats pretty kool.

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Originally posted by tootieismyfav
fullscreen. it annoys me when they use widescreen for tv shows (like ER and The Real World: The Lost Season)

Ditto.

Fullscreen. Widescreen gets on my nerves.

Full screen.

...and I agree about the shows on widescreen! It's as annoying as TNN's black bar!

I hate fullscreen. You have no idea how much of the picture you actually missing when you watch a movie in fullscreen. I paid a lot of money on a big widescreen TV and I get really annoyed when TV stations broadcast their movies in fullscreen!
I am aware that widescreen TV's haven't really taken off in the States but in the UK it's actually pretty hard to buy a 4:3 (fullscreen) TV nowadays - it's all widescreen.

Originally posted by Divisionbabe05
I love widescreen! It just looks alot better.

Yep, I love widescreen too!

I like widescreen better. you see alot more stuff.

I was looking through older posts, and this thread made me sad, so I thought I'd bring it back. How could you prefer watching movies and TV shows that were filmed in widescreen in "full" screen? It just doesn't make any sense. Not only are you going against what the filmmakers intended, but you're also missing half (sometimes even more) of the image.

I can never watch a movie in a 1:33 aspect ratio, unless it was filmed and intended to be shown that way.

If you would like to take just a few seconds to become educated on the benefits of widescreen, please visit www.widescreen.org.

Originally posted by Mijada
I like widescreen better. you see alot more stuff.

I agree. They cut too much stuff out on fullscreen.

I prefer fullscreen for most of the movies I watch, but occasionally I find a movie I like to watch in widescreen better than fullscreen. Thanks to DVDs I can choose. :wave:

How many people, as an average percentage, in the US actually have widescreen TV's? Like I mentioned previously, it's practically impossible to go out and by a full-screen TV in the UK now. All UK TV shows are now being filmed in widescreen because so many people have the TV's to support it. I even have a 28inch widescreen TV in my bedroom!
Why widescreen isn't popular in the States I will never know. I could never go back to watching a regular 'square' TV now cos I'm so used to the widescreen. Your natural field of vision is 16:9 ratio so why sit and watch 4:3?????
:confused:

fullscreen on a regular tv.. and widescreen on a portable dvd player ( which I have) :D

it kind of depends..
i like fullscreen because the black bars eventually get on my nerves (dont ask) but widescreen is good for some musicals w/ big production numbers where you miss a whole lot in fullscreen.

I used to like full screen, but now I like wide screen. They're great for panning scenes. Plus, widescreen looks more professional. :cool:

I prefer watching things in fullscreen.

Widescreen

widescreen unless u have a small TV

I would love widescreen if I had a bigger tv. It would be just like being at the movies. But I prefer fullscreen on regular size tvs.

I know widescreen is supposed to be better, but I prefer full screen.

Either or. Doesn't really matter to me

It really doesnt matter to me, but I like the widescreen.

Originally posted by Mossopp
How many people, as an average percentage, in the US actually have widescreen TV's? Like I mentioned previously, it's practically impossible to go out and by a full-screen TV in the UK now. All UK TV shows are now being filmed in widescreen because so many people have the TV's to support it. I even have a 28inch widescreen TV in my bedroom!
Why widescreen isn't popular in the States I will never know. I could never go back to watching a regular 'square' TV now cos I'm so used to the widescreen. Your natural field of vision is 16:9 ratio so why sit and watch 4:3?????
:confused:
Well the reason widescreen TVs aren't really popular in the US right now is because they cost so much. I was in Best Buy over Christmas break and they ran anywhere from 600 to 12,000 dollars. The average American just doesn't have that kind of money to spend on a tv especially if the one they already have is still working. In a few years when the price comes down I will definately get one. They have the clearest picture I have ever seen on a TV.
I agree with you that widescreen is better because you see more of the picture. I always watch the widescreen version on my DVDs.

Widescreen is the way for me. I watched a "pan and scan" rerun of Star Wars on TV a few weeks ago and it drove me crazy.

I think choosing between full or widescreen should be a standard feature on all DVDs.

Originally posted by SBTB Geek
Full screen.

...and I agree about the shows on widescreen! It's as annoying as TNN's black bar!

It's been a few months since I originally posted this, and I have now changed my mind. Recently, my parents bought a new 60" widescreen TV, and when I watch a widescreen TV show, or movie- the lines automactically come off! :D (YAY!)

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I hate those stupid black bars...They chop off half of the characters head and it drives me crazy.

widescreen

Originally posted by Joyce Dewitt's#1 Fan
Full Screen
I hate those stupid black bars...They chop off half of the characters head and it drives me crazy.

LOL! actually, no it doesn't. widescreen is the original version movies are made now. and, they have to be formatted to fit your television screen, so they cut off the sides of the picture. They even tell you that before every fullscreen video.

Originally posted by Brandon


LOL! actually, no it doesn't. widescreen is the original version movies are made now. and, they have to be formatted to fit your television screen, so they cut off the sides of the picture. They even tell you that before every fullscreen video.

Yep. You beat me to it.

Joyce Dewitt's #1 Fan,

Don't think of it as "black bars," because that's not what they are. It's unused space. Movies are filmed and/or shown in theatres in a rectangular aspect ratio. Since your TV is square, they have to shrink down the image to make the whole picture fit. An example:

Return Of The Jedi

"Full" Screen
http://www1.tripnet.se/~adler/widescreen/jedip&s.gif

Wide Screen
http://www1.tripnet.se/~adler/widescreen/jediwide.gif

If you have a few moments, please visit these two websites: www.widescreen.org, which will explain the whole thing better than I can and http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6781/, which gives you a few more examples of widescreen vs. "full" screen, by using two well-known Twentieth Century Fox movies.

Widescreen doesn't bother me and I can easily get used to it but I prefer fullscreen.

I am one of them who prefer full screen as well. I know widescreen is supposed to be better, but basically, if there are a couple of klingons on a smoke break to the side of the screen being cut out so i can watch full screen, i dont care.
When widescreen tvs are standard, then it wont bother me so much, Im sure.

I hate widescreen even though I know I'm missing some of the action. This may sound like a dumb question, but why can't they figure a way to 'fill out' the entire screen, top and bottom?
I have a 53" Sony TV, and with widescreen, it's brutal...about 8 inches off the top and the same on the bottom.

Originally posted by Janice
This may sound like a dumb question, but why can't they figure a way to 'fill out' the entire screen, top and bottom?

Not a dumb question, Janice. They can do it, but it wouldn't look good. Everything would look "squished" - all the actors would look REALLY tall and REALLY skinny.

Originally posted by DetectiveGriffin
When widescreen tvs are standard, then it wont bother me so much, Im sure.

When widescreen TVs are standard, you're going to have to deal with "gray bars" on the sides of the screen when you watch things that were filmed in 4:3, though.

Originally posted by Mijada

Well the reason widescreen TVs aren't really popular in the US right now is because they cost so much. I was in Best Buy over Christmas break and they ran anywhere from 600 to 12,000 dollars.

:faint:
That really surprises me - normally everything in the States is half the price of what it'd cost in the UK! Here you can get a widescreen TV for as little as £150 (that's approx. $280). Of course, if you want a decent one it'll cost you more but the cheapest ones start at around the £150 area.

Originally posted by Mossopp
How many people, as an average percentage, in the US actually have widescreen TV's? Like I mentioned previously, it's practically impossible to go out and by a full-screen TV in the UK now. All UK TV shows are now being filmed in widescreen because so many people have the TV's to support it. I even have a 28inch widescreen TV in my bedroom!
Why widescreen isn't popular in the States I will never know. I could never go back to watching a regular 'square' TV now cos I'm so used to the widescreen. Your natural field of vision is 16:9 ratio so why sit and watch 4:3?????
:confused: I know someone in New Jersey who has a widescreen TV-- It's awsome.

But the thing is, when watching fullscreen shows, it really messes up the image.

Originally posted by AKA


Not a dumb question, Janice. They can do it, but it wouldn't look good. Everything would look "squished" - all the actors would look REALLY tall and REALLY skinny.
LOL. Very true, although it might be an improvement with certain actors. Me bad. :D

Widescreen. The bars may be annoying at first, but you soon forget about them.

Originally posted by JOHN LENNON LIVES
Widescreen. The bars may be annoying at first, but you soon forget about them. I actually like the black bars. They give the screen some spice. :cool:

Jenny, I don't like spice....lol

I prefer fullscreen

Widescreen all the way. OAR (Original Aspect Ratio) is the ONLY way to view a movie. You get to see the whole movie that way, as AKA demonstrated above.

Originally posted by Krystal Lake
Widescreen all the way. OAR (Original Aspect Ratio) is the ONLY way to view a movie. You get to see the whole movie that way, as AKA demonstrated above.

Yay! You just made my day!

widescreen. It used to annoy me but I got used to it.

I definitely prefer fullscreen. The reason is because I am visually impaired and having a shrunken screen just to fit a little extra footage in just isn't worth it to me. Plus I hate those black bars.

Originally posted by AKA


Yay! You just made my day!

If we can enlighten just one person's view on letterbox, it'll all be worth it.

Originally posted by Krystal Lake


If we can enlighten just one person's view on letterbox, it'll all be worth it.

"Letterbox"?? Don't you have anamorphic widescreen DVD's/TV broadcasts in America? Anamorphic is the only way to veiw a widescreen movie!

Originally posted by Mossopp


"Letterbox"?? Don't you have anamorphic widescreen DVD's/TV broadcasts in America? Anamorphic is the only way to veiw a widescreen movie!

Anamorphic widescreen DVD?

What exactly is that? Maybe I know what it is, but I've never heard that term.

I'm way behind on my video tech knowledge.

Anybody wanna trade Beta tapes?

;)

Originally posted by TJL


Anamorphic widescreen DVD?

What exactly is that? Maybe I know what it is, but I've never heard that term.

I'm way behind on my video tech knowledge.

Anybody wanna trade Beta tapes?

;)

Anamorphic basically means that the picture is widescreen TV ready, meaning that if you watch a certain DVD on a 16x9 TV, it willl be sans "black bars."

Originally posted by TJL

Anamorphic widescreen DVD?
What exactly is that? Maybe I know what it is, but I've never heard that term.


An anamorphic picture is a 16:9 image which has been 'squeezed' into 4:3. When this is veiwed on a 16:9 (widescreen) TV the picture will be stretched out to it's correct ratio and it will fill the whole screen with no need for black bars at the top and bottom of the picture.
Anamorphic DVD's offer a much better picture quality than those presented in the 'letterbox' format.

Ah yes, I get it now. I checked my collection, and some of my DVDs are anamorphic widescreen.

The only way to fly, in my opinion...

;)

On VHS and DVD which is better Widescreen or Full Screen.I like Widescreen.FULL SCREEN!!!

I love VHS and I dont like letterbox at all!!!!!

Combination of Both

Widescreen

I still use the CRT type of TV so it's 4:3 full screen all the way one hundred percent for me. I don't like widescreen, pillarboxing, or whatever other video formats are out there.

CRTs are the nicest......

What the difference?

The Quality of the picture......

One is flat and lifeless and the other is beautiful :)

The flat screen TVs are fine, IMO--my problem is all this HD and 4K and black bars on this and not on that, etc.

Warner just released Mayberry RFD on DVD and it looks beautiful. It appears they simply ran the films in without any so-called remastering or restoration. All the original film grain is still there, quite simply, it looks like it probably looked when the episodes first aired.

I like full-screen. Looks so much bigger. Widescreen used to be called letterbox format.