Letterbox or Pan-And-Scan?

[Archae]

When you buy a DVD, what format do you prefer?

[deucemagnet]

1. Letterbox, always.

I hate pan and scan. :grr:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. Letterbox -- pan and scan is heresy.

[AlCzervik]

3. letterbox, you don't get to pan and scan at the theater, you shouldn't be able to at home.

thats just wrong.

[Tian Zhuangzhuang]

4. Letterbox only

won't watch pan and scan.

[Richard Steele]

5. Letterbox, of course.

I prefer to let MY eyes do any panning and/or scanning.

[Zookeeper]

6. Only letterbox. n/t

[edbermac]

7. LETTERBOX! And no colorization of B&W films either!

And no editing/censoring of movies on cable TV!

I can't be offended if I'm PAYING for it, for cryin' out loud! So why censor?? :grr:

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Unless the filmmaker intended it to be 4:3 instead of 16:9 (eg. The Shining), then widescreen 4LYFE

[sir_captain]

9. Original Aspect Ratio (OAR)

Whatever that ratio might be: 4:3, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, etc.

[DarkTirade]

11. Ding ding ding, we have a winner!

Show it how it was made to be shown... and that's that. :)

[Deja Q]

12. And anamorphic for the best quality on 16:9 monitors...

:D

[bridgit]

10. 16:9...

[sarge43]

13. Letterbox, accept no other, especially epics like LOTR and Lawrence of Arabia

I particularly enjoy watching a character talking to the edge of the screen - not.

[Tian Zhuangzhuang]

14. I get the feeling that we are all waiting for some pan and scan cretin

to post his or her ignorance so us videophiles can lay down some righteous ass whipping...



Here pan and scan fan I know your out there don't be scared.....

[IndianaJones]

15. pan and scan...or chop and crop if its available. nt.