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Newbie Letterbox Question

I just bought a a Pioneer DVD player and so far have only one DVD title, "BladeRunner" (director's cut). I keep programming the player to use the 4/3 aspect ratio for my standard TV, but when I watch the picture it only gives the 16/9 widescreen view. Is this a problem with the DVD player--or is this particular DVD disk not encoded to offer 4/3 viewing???
plato
plato OP
1,543 posts
 
I just answered my own question. I didn't realize that DVDs could be recorded on both sides--Bladerunner has the widescreen version on one side and the standard version on the other. All I had to do was to remove the disk and flip it over. Plato
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Hey,you're not a newbie any more.But you figured it out yourself that makes you a step above some.You have to look to see what is cut off the edge, and some time the 4.3 won't be wide enough to show 2,3,4 people the wide screen is able to show.The pan/scan usually has to do a butcher job,cutting off part of someone's face to get it in.Or a back and forth, cutting everybody twice,or more.Like a horizontal shot of the last supper would have to chop off a few of the desciples.Much work goes into each frame of a movie.I figure just telling you this won't convert you ;just think about it.If you have a small tv sometimes 2.35(the worst for not using all of your tv screen)can be a problem. OK class is out
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Turn off the damned movies, and listen to some music *g*
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