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[Reid Malenfant]

Hi Chris, it's odd but the aspect ratio appears more natural to look at

I have Battle Of The Bulge here with an apect ratio of 2.76:1 It results in fair sized black bars top & bottom. The 2.20:1 i mentioned before was wrong, anything under 2.40:1 will fill the screen scaled up. If the aspect ratio goes over 2.40:1 it'll start getting black bars above & below.

[Reid Malenfant]

Dark Star on DVD upscaled. Looks like a 1.85:1 picture in a 4:3 / 1.333:1 frame

Just managed to boost the picture size & keep the correct aspect ratio

Mad film

[MartinT]

Just finished The Girl Who Played With Fire on Blu-ray. A good second installment and excellent reworking of the book. Then again, I loved the books and all respect to Noomi Rapace who has made the role her own.

Picture quality is distinctly average, though.

[Spectral Morn]

Dark Star on DVD upscaled. Looks like a 1.85:1 picture in a 4:3 / 1.333:1 frame

Just managed to boost the picture size & keep the correct aspect ratio

Mad film

mad but good film.


Regards D S D L

[Rare Bird]

I'm gonna fire the box up this afternoon:

Humanoid Woman

[WAD62]

Did anyone catch the first episode of new BBC series 'Human Planet'? I think it was first broadcast on Thursday (sky+'d it so can't remember).

Absolutely magnificent photography, and fascinating subject matter, which will obviously be better when it's eventually released on blu ray...but even on 1080i it was still pretty impressive...

[Reid Malenfant]

I did see it advertised but like yourself i'll wait for the blu ray. All the BBC Natural History programmes that are on blu ray are magnificent, pretty sure i have the lot

[Macca]

I have Battle Of The Bulge here with an apect ratio of 2.76:1 It results in fair sized black bars top & bottom. The 2.20:1 i mentioned before was wrong, anything under 2.40:1 will fill the screen scaled up. If the aspect ratio goes over 2.40:1 it'll start getting black bars above & below.

That's such a poor film it would be better if the black bars covered the whole screen

[Reid Malenfant]

Sorry to hear you don't like it Martin, i'm pleased we are all different or the world would be a boring place

Only have one thing to say to you - nuts

[Macca]

Sorry to hear you don't like it Martin, i'm pleased we are all different or the world would be a boring place

Only have one thing to say to you - nuts

When it comes to a war fim I have only 4 words to say to you - 'A Bridge Too Far'