Monday, October 4, 2010

DVD curiosity

Many movies are available in both widescreen and fullscreen on DVD, but the fullscreen version is often labeled "standard version". Why is the butchered version considered to be standard?

2 comments:

  1. Maybe because it fits a standard TV screen? Nah, can't be - that's too logical.

    clore

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  2. It still sounds like too much of an endorsement for chopping up the image.

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