Widescreen Question

Anonymous	Posted on Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 02:46 GMT Using a 16:9 hdtv set for normal 16:9 and a prog scan dvd player set for 16:9 480p , We rented two movies, the first movie asked if you wanted full screen ( 4:3) or widescreen. We chose wide of course. The movie played filling the screen. The second movie had one format " widescreen" that movie played in letterbox style . I am perplexed!?
Chris Wolcott New member Username: Os2dude Marietta , GA USA Post Number: 5 Registered: Jul-04	Posted on Saturday, July 24, 2004 - 13:51 GMT I was perplexed by this the first time I saw it as well. So much so I thought my TV or DVD player was not working correctly. I went back to the store where I had bought them and the salesman showed me how some movies are filmed at an even wider format that 16:9, so they show as letterboxed even on a 16:9 screen.
Berny Gold Member Username: Project6 Post Number: 1098 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Monday, July 26, 2004 - 04:03 GMT Don't be perplexed...there are other widescreen formats besides 16:9. http://hometheaterinfo.com/video1.htm I stopped trying to decipher them
Anonymous	Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 01:32 GMT Thanks.......since then I found a setting on the DVD player that " auto " detects and sets the aspect to fill the screen if u want. Yes, many different formatts, I just would think that it would be prominently labled on the DVD which formatt it is. I HATE letterbox!