|
||||||||||||||||||||
Are Cinemascope Ultra Widescreen TVs Coming To Your Home?
By Steve West: 2008-07-23 09:33:51
My father has finally traded in the old washed out 60” rear projection TV for a nice HD television. It took a few months of convincing him that I’m pretty sure the reason there are only pinks on television nowadays is because his set could no longer display normal red. But when he’d come to visit and we watched Pirates of the Caribbean on my HD television he commented that there were still black bars (letterboxing). He’s never ever liked watching a movie in widescreen.
The reason my TV (and yours) is still doing letterboxing is that movies are not shot in the 16:9 aspect ratio of average HD TV’s. Film is shot in Cinemascope 2:35. So, does that mean we’ll be making the leap to a new set size soon? Maybe. Sound and Vision Magazine is trying to find out for sure. Experts told the magazine that they had no current plans to switch over. The biggest problem in a switch is not technology limitation, it’s all about production. Right now factories are set up to produce 16:9 TV’s. To switch over would cost a huge amount of money, and the benefit would only be seen when watching a movie. Since people use TV’s to watch other things there isn’t an outcry for 2:35 television screens. I’m more of a movie watcher, so this would be nice for me. But I’ve never had a problem with letterboxing on any TV I’ve owned. RELATED: widescreen tv, cinemascope, aspect ratio
Comment on “Are Cinemascope Ultra Widescreen TVs Coming To Your Home?”Note: This website is not meant for use by minors. The views expressed in the comments section below are not our own. This section is intended for discussion of the topic in the post above. Disagreement is encouraged, however comments which attack, insult, or threaten the author in a personal manner won't be published. Similarly, comments that we deem to be poorly worded, or wildly off topic will also not be approved and may be mocked. For free, uncensored, unfettered, and possibly dangerous discussion visit our forum.Leave a ReplyMAIN SITE NAVIGATION
HOME l ABOUT US l l SEARCH l MOVIE NEWS l MOVIE REVIEWS l MOVIE PREVIEWS l DVD REVIEWS l DVD NEWS l SOUNDTRACKS l FEATURES DATABASE l TELEVISION l MUSIC l GAMES l CELEBRITY l TECHNOLOGY l RSS 2.0 FEEDS l MESSAGE BOARDS l LIVE CHAT l SYNDICATE US l LINKS | CB STORE | MUNCH MONSTER This site is operated by Cinema Blend LLC. For advertising inquiries, contact Gorilla Nation. CinemaBlend.com is a private, independently owned website which is intended only as entertainment. The views expressed on this website may or may not reflect those of its owner. Don't take us too seriously. Made in Webta Labs 
|
|
