comparison screenshots of P&S vs. OAR (1 Viewer)

[Stefan A]

I know this comes up often but I can't seem to find what I am looking for doing a search. Can I get a few web sites with screenshots comparing the 2.

Thanks

 

[rutger_s]

Check the Digital Bits' Widescreen Guide(click on the widescreen logo on the main page) and the Widescreen Advocacy Page(www.widescreen.org).

 

[Stefan A]

Thanks, that is an excellent web site. Although, if you look at some of their examples, you can see that they didn't get the exact spot in both versions. A skeptic may notice that and say that it was just a different part of the movie.

 

[Joshua Clinard]

Or an idiot. Most people wouldn't be able to tell, unless they were really close together. Besides he has a note on the site that says that it is tough to match them perfectly.

 

[Jim A. Banville]

Here's one that more accurately shows what the two would look like on the same sized TV screen...

 

[Sergio Martorelli]

Let's take some action to get rid of Pan & Scan.

That wouldn´t be democratic. I think it´s better to offer the TWO versions. It would take EONS to educate the vast MAJORITY of people used to pan & scan since television was invented by Graham Bell in 1943...

 

[Will_B]

Does no one want a return to orb-shaped tvs with round screens? So futuristic!

 

[Ivan Luk]

16:9 (1.78 aspect ratio) TV's will not solve the problem completely. Witness HBO "pan & scamming" 2.0 and above aspect ratio movies to fit on the 1.78 screens. When J6P gets those TV's, they'll demand that the entire screen is used.
IMHO, OAR is a lost cause with J6P--we have to convince enough people to see the light in order to have enough of a "niche" for studios to continue releasing OAR for all movies, rather than just select movies in the near future. This is so unfortunate! :frowning:
In any case, here's a good one with comments: Link Removed

 

[Patrick Mirza]

I have some here

 

[Luis Cruz]

Someone should put some screen shots of Ben-Hur panned and widescreen. Since that film was shot in the widest aspect ratio, I bet to pan and scam that sucker you cut 60-65% of the original picture. I'm so glad I got it on dvd in it's OAR...man there was a lot I was missing!

 

[Damien Montanile]

Does no one want a return to orb-shaped tvs with round screens? So futuristic!

What would the aspect ratio of a round screen be ?

 

[David Lambert]

What would the aspect ratio of a round screen be ?

Whatever it is, it would be the only correct AR to watch this film in!

 

[Dave Poehlman]

I just read the 2001 review and it made it sound like the fight for widescreen releases sounds pretty bleak.
Is there a "kill P&S" website like there was with DIVX?
I'm off to make an anti-p&s banner... I just need a website to link it to.

 

[John_Berger]

Patrick Mirza: I have some here

Really?? They look more like images that have been pilfered from my site and Scott Moran's site as well.

 

[David Lambert]

I find using Picture-In-Picture capability of a TV quite useful to compare OAR vs MAR items, if you have VHS and DVD hooked up to the same PiP TV. Put in the P&S VHS and the WS DVD at the same time, sync up the performances as closely as you can, and get your digital camera ready if you want stills: