Re: [News] Ep III on DVD only!

"Debbie Proctor" <maraskywalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Tom" <moondok@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > "Grue" <a@xxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> I just got my widscreen HDTV a year ago, and it has DVI but not HDMI,
but
> >> there's already workarounds.
> >>
> >> --
> >> -Grue
> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> An unbreakable toy is good for breaking other toys.
> >
> > There is something I have to ask. This widescreen thing is all the rage.
> > Why
> > is it so much "better"? I have run tests on my own equipment and some in
> > stores (that would allow me to play a widescreen dvd). If you compare
side
> > by side a widescreen tv with a widescreen format dvd versus a regular
> > screen
> > tv and regular format dvd, it is clear that 2 things are true:
> >
> > 1. The widescreen setup shows more of the shot on the sides but cuts off
> > peoples heads
> > 2. The regular setup does NOT cut off the peoples heads but does cut off
> > some of the sides
> >
> > This also applies when you swap the dvds. Put the widescreen dvd in the
> > regular tv etc.
> >
> > What's the deal? Frankly I don't like everyone's head cut off. And the
> > area
> > at each side doesn't reveal that much.
> >
> > Tom
>
> Do you own a 16x9 HDTV?
>
> Debbie Proctor
> maraskywalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
No, as I said I have tested a few out in stores but don't own one.

Tom


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