RE: Re: [OT] Harry Potter DVD - Whats the deal ????

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

Keith this has really noised you up :-(

But you're not cynical ;-)

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: keithdoxey [mailto:lists.diyha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 18 May 2002 21:11
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT] Harry Potter DVD - Whats the deal ????
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I agree, and maybe my point wasnt too clear.
> 
> I fully appreciate that the purists will want the "original"
version
> and have no grip against that being available.
> 
> What gets me is that, as you have said, the public easily get
> confused. For several years the broadcasters and TV makers have
been
> saying 16:9 TV's give a more natural picture that fits the human
> field of vision.
> 
> The price of WS sets has now dropped to a level where most people
can
> afford to buy one, in fact, unless you buy a "no brand" set
it is
> very difficult to find a large set that isnt WS.
> 
> So..... Mr Joe Public, having bought a Widescreen set buys the
> Widescreen DVD. Pops it in the player and presto...BLACK BARS...
one
> of the reasons they were using as a reason why he should buy WS in
> the first place.
> 
> It should have been released as 16:9 and the "Original
Version". As I
> said previously, 4:3 viewers are used to a couple of inches of
black
> top and bottom of the screen but 5 or 6 inches is taking the
> proverbial.
> 
> I suppose in 5 or 10 years time they will be persuading us that we
> need 21:9 sets so that we can see films as intended. Then the film
> makers will either go even wider eg 27:9 or back to 4:3 "so you
can
> fully appreciate the height" safe in the knowledge that by
then
> everyone would have a 16:9 set so would have to put up with a
cropped
> or bordered picture.
> 
> Keith
> 
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark Harrison"
<Mark.Harrison@e...> wrote:
> > Keith,
> >
> > Presenting the public with a choice between "4:3" and
"original" is
> probably going to confuse the public, but it's a step in the right
> direction and should be applauded.
> >
> > Presenting the public with a choice betweeen "4:3",
"16:9"
> and "original" would be too much, and practically lead to
returns all
> over the place.
> >
> > Presenting the public with a choice between "4:3" and
"16:9" would
> annoy the high-end community who want to watch in the original
aspect
> ratio.
> >
> 
> 
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