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Whisperer
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_ 		19. July 2005 @ 20:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Does anyone have any idea why so many recent movies originaly filmed with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio are now being mastered on DVD to play at 2.40:1 ??

Check out IMDb here:
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/DVDs/AspectRatios/2.40_:_1/A

For most movies listed at IMDb, click on the "Technical Specifications" link to see the aspect ratio it was originaly filmed in.

Then click on the "DVD Details" link to see the DVD release aspect ratio.

Example: the movie "Constantine":
Techical Details: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0360486/technical
DVD Details: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0360486/dvd

So ... anyone have a clue? It's definitely a trend.

Thanks,
Whisperer
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ashroy01
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_ 		23. July 2005 @ 13:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think it's just a way to bridge the gap between full screen and widescreen. The companies don't have to make one version for each consumer, plus people buy the wrong ones sometimes. I guess if you have a true widescreen tv you would want the the whole thing. They might be making televisions with this aspect ratio as well, I'll have to look into that. But I definitely think widescreen movies can look tiny on a regular 4:3 tv, though. When I first started buying dvds I bought all widescreen, but I hardly watch them anymore and now I buy full screen, it just makes sense to me. I actually like this new ratio they're using.
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Whisperer
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_ 		23. July 2005 @ 20:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry ashroy01 but you are way offbase here. 2.40:1 is MORE widescreen than 2.35:1 but thanks for responding and nice meeting you.

Anyone else?
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