Especially as a new owner
of a widescreen television, I'm happy that Disney's finally gotten with the times and started releasing its cable movies on DVD in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio with which they air on Disney Channel HD.
The Pinocchio DVD, for example, will not fill the screen
of a Widescreen television set.
The British government has given a blunt no to the European Commission's plans to subsidise the development
of widescreen television.
Not exact matches
The Department
of Trade and Industry was clearly stung by New Scientist's assertion: that it should «wake up and back an action group which will explain the potential
of digital broadcasting and
widescreen television and spare us more media misinformation» (Comment, 26 June).
Unannounced, it is testing a new broadcasting mode to try to prepare for Europe's next generation
of television —
widescreen and high - definition.
Batman appears in both an aspect ratio
of approximately 1.85:1 and in a fullscreen version on this double - sided, single - layered DVD; the
widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9
televisions.
Mission: Impossible appears in both an aspect ratio
of approximately 2.35:1 and in a fullscreen version on this single - sided, double - layered DVD; the
widescreen image has not been enhanced for 16X9
televisions.
Many
of the live action films in Disney's catalog have been subjected to a compromised presentation on DVD; they were filmed for
widescreen exhibition, the DVDs reformat them for 4x3
television dimensions.
Coming right on the heels
of Hollywood's panic over the rise
of television, Miss Sadie Thompson was shot in lavish Technicolor,
widescreen, and 3D.
Housed in a regular, white Amray snap case, The Shaggy Dog comes with a paper insert listing chapter stops, and is presented in the viewer's choice
of 1.33:1 full screen or 2.40:1
widescreen, the latter enhanced for 16 × 9
televisions.
Now for the added footage: If you intend to watch it incorporated into the body
of the film (an «X-Men» emblem burn - in signals a new scene and shortly thereafter triggers a search pause), be warned that it is non-anamorphic, requiring God knows what kind
of adjustments to a
widescreen television.
Presented in 2.35:1
widescreen and enhanced for 16x9
television, the transfer does an overall exceptional job at displaying the grandeur
of 17th century Venice, although there are a few moments
of fuzziness.
Available exclusively in its «2.35:1»
widescreen theatrical aspect ratio, Invincible has,
of course, been enhanced for 16x9
televisions.
Mr. 3000 is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio, 1.85:1, and has
of course been enhanced for
widescreen televisions.
New high - definition digital transfer, supervised by director
of photography Raoul Coutard, with restored image and sound and enhanced for
widescreen televisions
All
of that is correctly preserved on DVD, and the transfer is anamorphically enhanced for
widescreen televisions.
Housed in a regular Amray case, Starting Out in the Evening is presented in 1.78:1
widescreen, enhanced for 16 × 9
televisions, with a pair
of Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks.
The World's Greatest Athlete joins the ranks
of the lucky live action Disney films which on DVD have been preserved in their original
widescreen aspect ratios and enhanced for 16x9
televisions.
Jaws appears in an aspect ratio
of approximately 2.35:1 on this single - sided, double - layered DVD; the
widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9
televisions.
Cliffhanger appears in an aspect ratio
of approximately 2.35:1 on this single - sided, double - layered DVD; the
widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9
televisions.
The Village is presented in its original
widescreen aspect ratio
of 1.85:1 and
of course has been enhanced for 16x9
televisions.
Presented in a 1.78:1
widescreen aspect ratio enhanced for 16 × 9
televisions, the movie comes with Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound audio tracks in English, French and Spanish, with optional subtitles in each
of those languages.
Club Dread appears in both an aspect ratio
of approximately 2.35:1 and in a fullscreen version on this double - sided, single - layered DVD; the
widescreen image has been enhanced for 16X9
televisions.
Radio Rebel is presented in the modern
television standards
of 1.78:1
widescreen picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.
Little information from the outside world filters through to Joe on the
widescreen television, except for the progress
of his daughter, Mia, adopted by a loving couple and one her way to becoming a talented cellist.
Disney's DVD release presents The Island at the Top
of the World in a 1.85:1
widescreen aspect ratio, and for the first time, the film is enhanced for 16x9
televisions.
Not really the type
of movie you'd expect to see in 2.40:1
widescreen, Unaccompanied Minors arrives on DVD in both this wide native theatrical aspect ratio and a 4x3
television - filling 1.33:1 presentation, on opposite sides
of a DVD - 10.
Appearing in its original
widescreen theatrical aspect ratio
of 1.75:1 and enhanced for 16x9
televisions, Old Yeller looks to be at its peak.
The anamorphic
widescreen CinemaScope ratio was invented as a part
of an industry - wide response to the rise
of television, a way
of asserting the superiority
of the filmic image to the televisual one, on the literal logic that bigger (i.e., wider) is better.
KEY: 1.33:1 - Fullscreen (Original Broadcast Ratio); DD 5.1 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; DD 2.0 - Dolby Stereo / Surround 2 - Channel; OOP - Out
of Print 16:9 - anamorphic
widescreen presentation (enhanced for 16x9
widescreen televisions) and matching the original High Definition broadcast ratio
In an excellent touch, all
of the bonus material and menus are enhanced for
widescreen televisions, making this a must - buy for any Disney fan, or DVD fan, for that matter.
Disc 1
of the DVD gives the viewer two choices
of viewing presentation: the original
widescreen aspect ratio
of 2.35:1, anamorphically enhanced, or a 1.33:1 aspect ratio specifically reframed for standard
televisions.
The first Disney movie made in Cinemascope
widescreen, the film is represented in its original theatrical aspect ratio
of about 2.55:1, and is enhanced for 16x9
televisions.
KEY: 1.33:1 - 4 x 3 Fullscreen; 1.66:1, 1.85:1, 2.00:1, 2.35:1, 2.55:1 -
Widescreen aspect ratios; Pan & Scan - movie is modified to fill 4:3 TV screen; 16:9 (or anamorphic)- widescreen presentation enhanced for 16 x 9 widescreen TVs; DD 5.1 - Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1 - Digital Theater Surround Sound; DD 2.0 - Dolby Surround 2 - Channel; SRP - Suggested Retail Price; TBA - To Be Announced WWoD - Wonderful World of Disney television movie OAR - Original Aspect Ratio (DVD preserves the ratio the film was created for)- Pan & Scan only DVD release: movie is not available in its origi
Widescreen aspect ratios; Pan & Scan - movie is modified to fill 4:3 TV screen; 16:9 (or anamorphic)-
widescreen presentation enhanced for 16 x 9 widescreen TVs; DD 5.1 - Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1 - Digital Theater Surround Sound; DD 2.0 - Dolby Surround 2 - Channel; SRP - Suggested Retail Price; TBA - To Be Announced WWoD - Wonderful World of Disney television movie OAR - Original Aspect Ratio (DVD preserves the ratio the film was created for)- Pan & Scan only DVD release: movie is not available in its origi
widescreen presentation enhanced for 16 x 9
widescreen TVs; DD 5.1 - Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1 - Digital Theater Surround Sound; DD 2.0 - Dolby Surround 2 - Channel; SRP - Suggested Retail Price; TBA - To Be Announced WWoD - Wonderful World of Disney television movie OAR - Original Aspect Ratio (DVD preserves the ratio the film was created for)- Pan & Scan only DVD release: movie is not available in its origi
widescreen TVs; DD 5.1 - Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1 - Digital Theater Surround Sound; DD 2.0 - Dolby Surround 2 - Channel; SRP - Suggested Retail Price; TBA - To Be Announced WWoD - Wonderful World
of Disney
television movie OAR - Original Aspect Ratio (DVD preserves the ratio the film was created for)- Pan & Scan only DVD release: movie is not available in its original ratio.
For the minority
of gamers that have 16:9
televisions, the GameCube version does lack the Wii's
widescreen support, though both versions support progressive scan.
Coupled with a transition onto
widescreen televisions, gamers can opt for a new visual filter which endows the game with a pleasing, hand - drawn aesthetic which recalls the art style
of Valkyria Chronicles.
The games run at a 4:3 ratio, rather than the 16:9 ratio
of the modern
widescreen television.
Background art, also commonly called «fan art» if you're searching for samples, is always 16:9, the ratio
of modern
widescreen televisions.
We sit down with Sony's latest LCD TV in our Australian first look.Sony's latest line
of LCD
televisions is spearheaded with the KLVL32MRX1, a 32»
widescreen model with innate recording technologies and Sony's own WEGA TV engine for supposedly sharp picture quality.