Another Convert! W00t! (1 Viewer)

[Damien Montanile]

Thought someone might get a kick out of this conversation...This just happened about a half hour ago.
epiphanynj: ok you have to take the test
epiphanynj: Wide Screen
epiphanynj: or Full Frame
: dude, no clue
: what does that mean
epiphanynj: do you know the difference
: nope
epiphanynj: you familiar with the term letterbox
: I need to be schooled
: no clue
: help me out brutha
: explain to me
epiphanynj: ok
epiphanynj: when you watch a movie
: ok
epiphanynj: do you know how sometimes you get those black bars at the top and bottom of the screen
: yeah
: like in the theatre
epiphanynj: do you know why those are there
: nope
epiphanynj: ahhhh
epiphanynj: ok
: I just thought it was ti simulate theatre
epiphanynj: somewhat
: can you get rid of them
: cause I don't really like them
epiphanynj: ACK
epiphanynj: dont say that!
epiphanynj: blasphemist!
epiphanynj: (Link: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...reenorama.html)http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...reenorama.html
epiphanynj: read that
epiphanynj: or at least skim through it
epiphanynj: itll make you understand
epiphanynj: are you reading?
: why get huge tv so that you can black out the top and bottoms of it
: I am going to right now
epiphanynj: there is a reason those bars are there though
epiphanynj: if they werent there youd be missing A LOT of the movie action
: really
: how
: ok, let me read
epiphanynj: go for it
epiphanynj: let me know your opinions
epiphanynj: absorb my brother
: absorbing
: ok ok
epiphanynj: ya with me?
: you got me convinced
epiphanynj: understand?
: I need to read the end of this here thingy
epiphanynj: did you see the examples
: yeah
: I am looking at the animated re-rendering stuff
That was rather easy actually...I just sold him my rp-56 and am going to help him with setting up a home theater...Cant wait...And I owe this all to you guys for teaching me over the last few years
-Damien

 

[Joshua Clinard]

Great story! I convinced someone over AIM a few months ago using the widescreen-o-rama too. Now she is waitng for ws movies that haven't even came out yet. She REALLY wants Sleeping Beauty in ws. She is only 14 years old.

 

[WoodyH]

Congrats on the convert! Always good to hear.

She REALLY wants Sleeping Beauty in ws.

She ain't the only one! My all-time favorite Disney flick, there....

 

[Dave Poehlman]

Thats a good site for educating the public.. I will forward it to all I know.