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Newbie question - 2:35.1 format etc.....
I`ve currently got a 4:3 Pro-Logivc TV and just bought a Wharfedale DVD player from Tescos. (And also bought Mission Impossible 2 on DVD).
Anyway, can somebody explain this 2:35.1 ratio thing to me ? Is is like 16:9 widescreen but even `wider` ?
I set my Wharfedale DVD up with TV type as 4:w (which it is), but when I play the DVD it really is in letterbox mode to say the least !!!
I suppose this is right but it does`nt look great to me (although I suppose it would look better on a widescreen TV). I get the impression that peoples heads are cut off in the picture, or maybe its because I`m so used to 4:3.
Anyway, are most (or all) DVDs in this 2:35.1 format ? Or should I be able to get the 4:3 PS version on some (all) DVDs ?
Is there anything I can do with the Wharefdale or does it depend on the DVD format ?
Any suggestions ? (Apart from the obvious - but a widescreen TV).
Finally, if widescreens are 16:9, surely you still get `some` letterbox when viewing a 2:35.1 DVD. Do they do 2:35.1 TVs ?
Paul.
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Yer right for the most part - many do come in 2.35:1 and it will give you some letterboxing when viewed on a widescreen TV.
Tis a pity if it`s too small on your screen as many of the best films are in this superwide format and it allows for some beautiful imagery!
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I agree with the guy above. It backs up my statement, which is NEVER buy anything less than a 32" widescreen TV.
After seeing how much smaller pictures are even on my 32" widescreen, i cant imagine what it must be like on a 28" widescreen.
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I have a 28" Toshiba widescreen TV. One of the screen modes is "Cinema" which gets rid of any letterboxing on 2.35:1. It works pretty well. I`ve watched Jaws using this mode and widescreen with a letterbox, and preferred the "Cinema" mode although I lost a tiny part of the top and the bottom of the image.
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Does this mode work by stretching the image horizontally and vertically? Surely this would cut off some of the sides as well.
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questioning what a 28" widescreen tv shows is one thing - just think what paul`s 4:3 tv shows!!!! as long as its not a portable!
my suggestion : GET A WIDESCREEN TV !!! ;)
Though this is especially true because of Digital TV taking control in the coming years and in widescreen.
back to the questions: I`ve viewed some films in Pan & Scan and 16:9 (1.85:1 i think) and I prefered the pan and scan. But choosing between P&S and 2.35:1 then 2.35:1 wins no question!
1.85:1 chops peoples legs off. 4:3 chops arms off; but then again it all depends on how the film was shot. There was a website that had a good explanation of cinemascope formats etc but cant recall where - sorry.
RE: Newbie question - 2:35.1 format etc.....
Try the site below
http://home.clapro.com/widescreen/