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post #61 of 68
3/30/06 at 10:40pm
Man, I'm broke after this week. I picked up X-FIles 4-6, Northern Exposure 1-3 and Robot Chicken. The deals were just too good to pass up.

And I may get in on that 2-disc KK action at Tower. Ouch!
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post #62 of 68
3/31/06 at 6:55am
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**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Get Rich or Die Tryin’ AND King Kong (2005) 1-disc AND Memoirs of a Geisha are ALL available in both MAR and OAR versions...get the correct one!


School me guys. What is MAR? I looked in the glossary but did not see a definition for it.
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post #63 of 68
3/31/06 at 7:01am
This was two of three. Sorry
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post #64 of 68
3/31/06 at 7:02am
Three of three. I'm having a bad morning.
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post #65 of 68
3/31/06 at 7:38am
MAR is Modified Aspect Ratio as opposed to OAR which is Original Aspect Ratio.

Usually MAR means pan & scan, though it can also be faux widescreen.
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post #66 of 68
3/31/06 at 8:43am
Thank You George. I figured that is what you guys were talking about but I have never heard it called MAR. I feel like I am always running to keep up with you all. What happened to just plain standard and widescreen?

*Note to Mods*
You might want to add this to the terms in the basics area. I looked there first but did not see it. OAR is listed.
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post #67 of 68
3/31/06 at 9:23am
I prefer Mangled Aspect Ratio. Modified makes it sound like an upgrade or improvement.
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post #68 of 68
3/31/06 at 12:47pm
What happened to just plain standard and widescreen?
The problem is that either of those can be either OAR or MAR.

A 1.33 is OAR on most tv shows and older movies. A widescreen can be MAR on shows like Kung Fu which should be 1.33.
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