Widescreen Or Fullscreen?

My sister and her boyfriend hate widescreen...they say that the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen are too distracting... ( one of the dumbest things I've heard )

Too distracting? I could see if the bars were going through the movie and blocking things out of view but they're not...you actually see more with widescreen, don't you? They like their movies all stretched out and I hate that because some things are left out of view on fullscreen...

They are the only people I know who will not buy a movie they want if they can't find it in a full-screen edition...that's crazy to me...but I'm wondering if any one else is like them and prefers fullscreen to widescreen...

Personally, I prefer widescreen...

it really doesnt matter, just as long as i can watch the movie2ndWonder

same here. But I still prefer widescreen better XD

Widescreen....but then I have a widescreen TV.

Widescreen....but then I have a widescreen TV.

LJS9502_basic

Same, Blu-Ray's FTW

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

Widescreen....but then I have a widescreen TV.

walton13

Same, Blu-Ray's FTW

If they had a widescreen tv (or monitor) the black bars wouldn't be such a problem. But anyway, I definitely think ws is better.

Maaan, people who think Fullscreen is superior need to be slapped, put on a space ship, and shot to the moon.
Widescreen is the only way to go, and I get bummed out when some one buys a DVD in FS.
I also hate it when they do FS on TV, and they have to pan the screen around because they can't fit the important shots.
EmilioDigsIt

I hate that!

I remember someone buyinga movie I wanted to see(I think it was '300') in fullscreen and I couldn't even enjoy the movie...it was too stretched out across the screen...

I perfer Widescreen. However if the movie slow-paced and doesn't feature ANY action, such as a drama or comedy, I can managesitting througha fullscreen version.

i typically like widescreen more for tv and movies.. but i bought a 4:3 lcd monitor for my pc since they perform better than widescreen models.

My sister and her boyfriend hate widescreen...they say that the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen are too distracting... ( one of the dumbest things I've heard )

Too distracting? I could see if the bars were going through the movie and blocking things out of view but they're not...you actually see more with widescreen, don't you? They like their movies all stretched out and I hate that because some things are left out of view on fullscreen...

They are the only people I know who will not buy a movie they want if they can't find it in a full-screen edition...that's crazy to me...but I'm wondering if any one else is like them and prefers fullscreen to widescreen...

Personally, I prefer widescreen...

majinstrings

[QUOTE="walton13"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

Widescreen....but then I have a widescreen TV.

SolidSnake35

Same, Blu-Ray's FTW

I won't buy a fullscreen dvd of something that was originally widescreen, (i.e. all movies). Technical question for anybody that knows the answer: on widescreen dvds does it have the same vertical resolution and a greater horizontal resolution than full screen, or does it have the same horizontal resolution and a lower vertical resolution?sca321

[QUOTE="sca321"]I won't buy a fullscreen dvd of something that was originally widescreen, (i.e. all movies). Technical question for anybody that knows the answer: on widescreen dvds does it have the same vertical resolution and a greater horizontal resolution than full screen, or does it have the same horizontal resolution and a lower vertical resolution?SolidSnake35

I usually always buy widescreen versions of everything, I can't stand fullscreen because of what gets cut off on the sides and the shots often feel cluttered and too close. If it's filmed a certain way, I'd rather see it that way rather than get compromised for it to fit my TV.

One thing I can't stand is that there are so many definitions of "widescreen". Aspect ratios vary so much on widescreen that sometimes even on widescreen TV's you'll see black bars.

[QUOTE="majinstrings"]

My sister and her boyfriend hate widescreen...they say that the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen are too distracting... ( one of the dumbest things I've heard )

Too distracting? I could see if the bars were going through the movie and blocking things out of view but they're not...you actually see more with widescreen, don't you? They like their movies all stretched out and I hate that because some things are left out of view on fullscreen...

They are the only people I know who will not buy a movie they want if they can't find it in a full-screen edition...that's crazy to me...but I'm wondering if any one else is like them and prefers fullscreen to widescreen...

Personally, I prefer widescreen...

xaos

Thank you!

I don't really get it either...