[opendtv] Re: 70th Anniversary Blu-ray and standard DVDs of the Wizard of Oz

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:06:32 -0500

Cliff Benham wrote:

> You are wrong because a postage sized image of a 4:3 film
> on a 4:3 monitor is absolutely useless to anyone.

Hey Cliff, are you pulling a "Craig" on me?

This is not a value judgment on the virtue of postage stamp formats. This is 
merely an explanation of what you were seeing.

> Not only that but on three different 16:9 displays the Oz
> film and two other 1.33:1 aspect ratio films do not play
> with the correct aspect ratio. Check it out: Look at the MGM
> logo; the ring around Leo should be round but it displays as
> compressed horizontally. These disks don't play correctly on
> either 4:3 or 16:9 displays with the correct aspect ratio.

This part is more mysterious and troubling, although (in the image you sent) 
slightly more subtle.

Bert
 
 
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