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Your comparisons are absolutely valid. I would add that Walt Disney put a fortune into filming Sleeping Beauty to allow it to be viewed in a glorious 2.55 Technirama frame. Who would actually prefer viewing it awkwardly framed within a 16x9 panel or cropped to fit the screen on DVD & VHS? The...

Except that very few theatrical films are shot in 16x9. 1.85 is the common format and until recently that format was usually rescanned to 16x9 for flat panel display. Today most new releases are mastered at the correct 1.85 ratio, which requires compromising small black bars on all 16x9 sets...

With regard to IMAX enhanced films, it is counter to the physical nature of scope aspect ratio screen displays. In an effort to "future-proof" my projection space I opted for the Barco Cinemascope projector. This model has a native 5K 2.35 chip allowing all formats to be presented in consistent...