New TV
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RE: New TV
You gotta go widescreen man, format of the future
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You gotta go widescreen man, format of the future
http://www.tudofixe.com/media/pics/3g/hdtv1.jpg
RE: New TV
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Your set-up looks great! My biggest problem with widescreen was selecting the correct format e.g. theater 1, 2, 3, or full. When watching the news, it would cut-off the ticker tape on the bottom of the screen. It was like a view trade - width for height, and I had to fuss too much switching screens all the time. I agree though, widescreen is here to stay.
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When I watch SD shows it has black bars on the sides to keep the 4:3 aspect ratio. I have the option of stretching or zooming the image but it never looks right.
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Your set-up looks great! My biggest problem with widescreen was selecting the correct format e.g. theater 1, 2, 3, or full. When watching the news, it would cut-off the ticker tape on the bottom of the screen. It was like a view trade - width for height, and I had to fuss too much switching screens all the time. I agree though, widescreen is here to stay.
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When I watch SD shows it has black bars on the sides to keep the 4:3 aspect ratio. I have the option of stretching or zooming the image but it never looks right.
sleeper
Former LOD President
RE: New TV
My dad's TV has a "theater" feature (or something like that) where it stretches parts of the screen more than other parts to make a normal feed fit a widescreen. It works very well. If you look at the ticker tape, it looks like there's a corner in the middle of the screen that the tape is wrapping around. Talking heads look normal in the middle of the screen, arguing heads look fat because they're on the edge where it's stretched more. The only time you can tell it's wierd (other than the news... and if that's all you watch WTF are you buying an HDTV for) is if people are moving from one side of the screen to the other.
My dad's TV has a "theater" feature (or something like that) where it stretches parts of the screen more than other parts to make a normal feed fit a widescreen. It works very well. If you look at the ticker tape, it looks like there's a corner in the middle of the screen that the tape is wrapping around. Talking heads look normal in the middle of the screen, arguing heads look fat because they're on the edge where it's stretched more. The only time you can tell it's wierd (other than the news... and if that's all you watch WTF are you buying an HDTV for) is if people are moving from one side of the screen to the other.