I’d say that I watch an average amount of TV, and go to the movies less than the average person. That being said, I enjoy watching TV and movies in their original, correct formats. Basically the way they were meant to be seen.
It was super hard to find a photo of what I’m talking about, so I’ll try to explain it as best and as simply as I can.
4:3 format – This is your television. When you pop in a Friends DVD or watch Glee, you’re watching it in 4:3 format. It’s also called standard.
16:9 format- This is what you see when you go to the movies. It will usually be letterboxed on the top and bottom. It’s also called widescreen.
Both formats are fine with me. I love them equally. What I don’t love is when people insist on watching their 4:3 shows all stretched out on a 16:9 screen. For example, we have a too big for words television in our basement. My whole family loves to watch stuff there, and I always find the normal 4:3 stations all warped onto a 16:9 format. Family, do you not realize that it would look so much better if you would just watch it in the right format?!
I would think most people would like to watch their shows and movies in the right aspect ratio, but apparently that is not the case, making this something weird that I love.
Tags: weird
Hate to be a ballbuster, but the film editor inside me wants to share that technically, the ratio for film is 1.85:1 or 2.39:1, and that’s what they use in movie theaters. 1.85:1 is pretty to 16:9, but I’m just being a QI wannabe or a stickler. Anyway…
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No, I appreciate it! I was just speaking in generalizations since I didn’t know the exact ratios and was too lazy to look them up