Hello

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Poll

Fullscreen or Widescreen?

ullscreen
5 (14.7%)
idescreen
27 (79.4%)
oesn\'t matter
2 (5.9%)

Total Members Voted: 34

« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3

Author Topic: Fullscreen or Widescreen?  (Read 1356 times)

Offline Rya
  • Advice Guru
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 647
  • Karma: +10/-0
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« on: January 11, 2004, 03:03:44 AM »
Just wondering what\'s the general preference around here.
Logged
And though she be but little, she is fierce.

~William Shakespeare
Offline Ryu
  • Greatest Detective
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 3990
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://altimus-labs.com/hawk/
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2004, 03:12:07 AM »
This is a somewhat techie forum because we all like games and movies and it\'s necessary to be familiar with some technology to use both so I would imagine widescreen would be the norm.  DEATH TO FULL SCREEN!
Logged
Don\'t you ever touch my cape.
-Ryu

Offline Kurt Angle

  • Administrator
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 7923
  • Karma: +10/-0
  • PSN ID: Supes1975
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2004, 03:13:56 AM »
Widescreen for sure, most movies/DVD\'s are made in this way. Once you get used to watching a widescreen TV, a normal 4:3 display looks strange. At least it does to me anyways.
Logged
Offline Samwise
  • Moderator
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 12129
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://151.200.3.8/~vze29k6v/you.html
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2004, 03:17:41 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by Kurt Angle
Widescreen for sure, most movies/DVD\'s are made in this way. Once you get used to watching a widescreen TV, a normal 4:3 display looks strange. At least it does to me anyways.

Same here. I could never go back to a 4:3 TV... yuck. :D
Logged
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAPETIME!
(thanks Chizzy!)
Offline Blade
  • Executive Officer
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 2665
  • Karma: +10/-0
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2004, 05:51:06 AM »
Who the heck voted full-screen? Everybody thinks full-screen movies are better at first.. ("Hey, at least it covers the entire screen!") but once you realize what full-screen really is it\'s hard to support it.

With a few exceptions in the movie realm, widescreen is by all means the only true way to view a film. (the exceptions being when a movie is filmed at the full-screen aspect ratio, which is "very rarely")

Of course, most TV shows are designed to be full-screen so obviously they work in the FS format.
Logged
Blade
What is up, buttercup? Down is the new up.

Offline GmanJoe

  • Moderator
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 12133
  • Karma: +10/-0
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2004, 07:02:01 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by Blade
Who the heck voted full-screen?  


Someone who does not own a 16:9 screen TV. :)


No, I didn\'t vote for full screen. *looks at plasma TV on the wall*
Logged
\"Gee,  I dunno.  If I was a chick, I\'d probably want a kiss (or more) from Durst, too.\"--SineSwiper 9/23/03 (from another forum)
Originally posted by Seed_Of_Evil I must admit that the last pic of her ass will be used in my next masturbation. She\'s hot as hell, one of my

Offline Living-In-Clip

  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 15131
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2004, 07:06:18 AM »
I will only watch a fullscreen movie if there is no other choice, which sometimes is quite common when you get into B-rated horror flicks.
Logged
Offline Blade
  • Executive Officer
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 2665
  • Karma: +10/-0
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2004, 04:13:44 PM »
GmanJoe: I have zero 16:9 aspect ratio TV\'s in my house. :)

Seriously, I don\'t see that as a valid excuse. The letterbox isn\'t an issue equivocal to the wholeness of a movie.

Sorry to rant here, but I\'ve had discussions about this before and nobody ever brings up a valid reason for liking FS!
Logged
Blade
What is up, buttercup? Down is the new up.

Offline Titan

  • Sniper Kitten
  • Administrator
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 16578
  • Karma: +12/-0
  • PSN ID: flightlessbeaker
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2004, 04:27:14 PM »
Widescreen for me. I don\'t own a widescreen TV so there are black bars on the top and bottom (I have a normal CRT TV) but I got used to them in like 5 minutes. I would never go back to full screen. The only movie I do have in full screen is Full Metal Jacket, which I plan to get the widescreen format of.
Logged
Liquid Spam of The Spaminators
"That took some balls to stick a gun in his pants." -Gman
"LOL u know id fuck yu wsboth right? i would love to fuck the both of uyouy

U R FUCJKGIN FCUTE" -THX to luke and Bob
"13 year old girls sleep with older men cause they think theyre in love
13 year old boys sleep with older women cause theyd be stupid not to
Offline (e)
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 6247
  • Karma: +10/-0
    • http://
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2004, 04:54:33 PM »
Widescreen.

I hate getting the picture clipped.
Logged
Think for yourself. Question authority.

Offline §ôµÏG®ïñD

  • ñµñ©Håkµ må§tË®
  • Global Moderator
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 9682
  • Karma: +10/-0
  • Ǧµî✟å® Ĵµñķîë
    • §ôµÏG®ïñD'§ Electrical / Electronics shit.
  • PSN ID: SoulGrind81
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2004, 05:26:42 PM »
Widescreen here. Even in gaming i prefer widescreen.  and you don\'t need a widescreen tv or monitor to support it either.
Logged
  Ǧµî✟å® Ĵµñķîë!!  
Offline SwifDi
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 9620
  • Karma: +10/-0
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2004, 05:28:29 PM »
Full screen, until somebody gives me a good reason to say wide screen.
Logged

Offline §ôµÏG®ïñD

  • ñµñ©Håkµ må§tË®
  • Global Moderator
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 9682
  • Karma: +10/-0
  • Ǧµî✟å® Ĵµñķîë
    • §ôµÏG®ïñD'§ Electrical / Electronics shit.
  • PSN ID: SoulGrind81
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2004, 05:32:19 PM »
they cut out the sides of the screen... reason enough?
Logged
  Ǧµî✟å® Ĵµñķîë!!  
Offline Kimahri
  • \\m/
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 3058
  • Karma: +10/-0
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2004, 05:39:25 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by SwifDi
Full screen, until somebody gives me a good reason to say wide screen.



:sconf:


all full screen dvd\'s should be burned
Logged
\\m/

Offline Evi

  • Bah!!!
  • Legendary Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 9032
  • Karma: +10/-0
Fullscreen or Widescreen?
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2004, 06:06:09 PM »
Try watching a fullscreen movie on a widescreen TV...ugh...:( I can\'t watch VHS on my TV anymore...
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3
« previous next »
 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk