Search results

Ken, Makes sense. If I understand you correctly, the need to state the compatibility is purely a confirmation of what will work instead of what may or may not work? That fits. That said, an older DVD player, that has no specific compatibility advertised, may still work with all possible...

Don, I understand what you are saying, but there are still some observations that are not consistent with your explanation. Certainly I can buy that Digital Bits may be wrong. But, I have found several other references that all discuss the squeezing of the frame, and subsequent stretching by...

Anamorphic is definitely squeezed. Check out the Digital Bits website before you try to tell me any different. I can't post the url here, because this site won't let me. But please check it out. it's ".thedigitalbits.com"

I've got a question about the latest set-top DVD players. Many are now advertising that not only do they play DVD-Video, but they are compatibel with DVD-R/-RW and/or +R/+RW. What does this really mean? What format would the disk be in to take advantage of that. It was my understanding that...

Actually, Full is a stretch mode when the source is an anamorphic DVD. And anamorphic is more than a catchy phrase for widescreen; it is a specific way to delivery the wide aspect ratio frame. The Digital Bits website has an excellent technical explanation of Anamorphic that I would encourage...

I have a question regarding the aspect ration of HDTV. It was always my understanding that HDTV was native 16:9. Here's why I am confused. I have a Pioneer Elite RPTV and Sony DVD player. I spent a fair bit of time understanding exactly what each screen mode on the TV does. The mode called...