I still own about 15-20 widescreen VHS films. The Die Hard trilogy, the Star Wars silver box set, Titanic and others. I refused to purchase "regular" VHS films because of the pan and scan issue, knowing how much of the picture was missing.
Luckily the DVD revolution was just starting and knew...
I don't think we'll have much choice in the matter. The corporations decide what sells best and the "evil black bars" that are hated by Joe Six-Pack consumers have never been popular. I'm guessing that in the future most films will be cropped to fit the standard 16:9 screen, which is obviously...