Historically (and I assume today as well), movies are made so that people are encouraged to see them in theaters. If the theater had no advantage over your TV at home then the Studios would make less profit. This is one of the reasons (some think the real reason) why they started making movies in a widescreen format when standard def TVs became readily available. A future where movies dont have black bars would require Studios to reconsider their business model.
I'd go to the movie theatre more if it wasn't such a crab shoot. There are too many disappointing movies and add the cost plus the annoying talking and candy munching people... The experience isn't what it used to be.
@DreadPR, Actually the FullHD movie quality is better then in theatres (at least here is Sweden).. Noticed a big diff after seeing Cloverfield at the cinema and then at home watching the FullHD trailer... alot of details became more visible...
Actually, to alleviate black bars from movies would all be dependent on the directors of the films. They're the ones that decide on what aspect ratio they want to shoot their films in. That are no standards for aspect ratios. But there needs to be. See this is where it gets confusing. You can shoot a movie at the full 4K resolution standard, but you can still have a different aspect ratio which can be anything the director chooses. So eventually when TVs get to the 4K resolution, we STILL may not have films that fill up the entire screen.
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Peetah @ Feb 27th 2008 12:09PM
All I know is that I get annoyed that many movies still have the black bar on top and bottom.
However, my oppo digital upscaled movie is "good enough" until prices of Blu-ray players come down to the $100 mark.
CharlieX @ Feb 27th 2008 12:42PM
sigh.... It goes like this: many movies are shot in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. This will completely fill your 16x9 TV.
Many other movies are shot in 2.35:1. This will still be letterboxed on your 16x9 TV.
This is the art of filmmaking vs. technical shortcomings of an all-for-one TV standard.
jrtallen @ Feb 27th 2008 2:51PM
I'm the opposite. I only feel like I'm watching a real movie when it's 2.35. If it fills the whole screen I always wonder if they chopped it.
DreadPR @ Feb 27th 2008 1:17PM
Historically (and I assume today as well), movies are made so that people are encouraged to see them in theaters. If the theater had no advantage over your TV at home then the Studios would make less profit. This is one of the reasons (some think the real reason) why they started making movies in a widescreen format when standard def TVs became readily available. A future where movies dont have black bars would require Studios to reconsider their business model.
Peetah @ Feb 27th 2008 1:30PM
I'd go to the movie theatre more if it wasn't such a crab shoot. There are too many disappointing movies and add the cost plus the annoying talking and candy munching people... The experience isn't what it used to be.
dannyCage @ Feb 27th 2008 3:02PM
@DreadPR,
Actually the FullHD movie quality is better then in theatres (at least here is Sweden).. Noticed a big diff after seeing Cloverfield at the cinema and then at home watching the FullHD trailer... alot of details became more visible...
roach @ Feb 27th 2008 10:59PM
@Peetah
what the HELL is a crab shoot???? that has to be one of the biggest botches of a cliche ever....
crapshoot you mean??
Phil @ Mar 26th 2008 11:52AM
@ DeadPR
Actually, to alleviate black bars from movies would all be dependent on the directors of the films. They're the ones that decide on what aspect ratio they want to shoot their films in. That are no standards for aspect ratios. But there needs to be. See this is where it gets confusing. You can shoot a movie at the full 4K resolution standard, but you can still have a different aspect ratio which can be anything the director chooses. So eventually when TVs get to the 4K resolution, we STILL may not have films that fill up the entire screen.