Posted by sean at 170.148.10.46 on December 31, 2002 at 12:55:22:
In Reply to: That's not really what he/she's talking about.... posted by Barry, Suave MF on December 31, 2002 at 12:30:56:
: ....I believe.
: There's widescreen TVs that are basically rectangular shape (movie screen shape) instead of the usual box screens most of us have.
: What Jewelz is asking is that he/she has a widescreen TV but is still seeing the black bars & doesn't think he/she should.
The point Karla was making is, what is the ratio of the TV? I don't have a widescreen TV, but I was under the impression that they are 16x9, which is 1.85:1 ... so a movie like 'Mallrats' or 'Chasing Amy' wouldn't appear to be letterboxed ... not sure what would happen with something like 'A Better Place' (can't wait until people complain about black lines on the sides of older movies and TV, though) ... but a movie like 'Attack of the Clones' would still have additional letterboxing required, because it's 2.35:1 instead of 1.85:1