STLMIKE
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- Mike
OK, I'm looking at either Sony or Panasonic RPTVs for my Main/HT TV, but still am on the fence with regard to 4:3 or 16:9.
This particular TV will be used primarily for DVD material as opposed to b'cast/cable TV (I will have smaller TVs in the bedroom or office for that). I estimate the ratio as follows:
70% DVD
29% B'cast/Cable
1% or less VHS
HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS:
1.) Given this ratio, should I get a widescreen TV? (I really have no problem w/letterbox movies, so widescreen TV has never really been that important to me.)
2.) With a widescreen TV, if I use the windowbox mode for my TV viewing, will this damage the screen? (I really hate that stretched look.)
3.) If I view a 4:3 full frame DVD (i.e. ST-TNG, etc.), I will have to use windowbox or stretchmode on a widescreen, correct?
4.) If I view a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD on a widescreen TV, how does this work? Can you zoom in and reduce the black bar area, or will the viewable area appear smaller than normal?
5.) How are subtitles handled with a widescreen TV, if the subtitles appear in the lower black bar area? Are they handled differently w/anamorphic vs. non-anamorphic discs?
6.) When using stretchmode for a 4:3 image, is any of the image lost?
These should get me what I need to know. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
This particular TV will be used primarily for DVD material as opposed to b'cast/cable TV (I will have smaller TVs in the bedroom or office for that). I estimate the ratio as follows:
70% DVD
29% B'cast/Cable
1% or less VHS
HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS:
1.) Given this ratio, should I get a widescreen TV? (I really have no problem w/letterbox movies, so widescreen TV has never really been that important to me.)
2.) With a widescreen TV, if I use the windowbox mode for my TV viewing, will this damage the screen? (I really hate that stretched look.)
3.) If I view a 4:3 full frame DVD (i.e. ST-TNG, etc.), I will have to use windowbox or stretchmode on a widescreen, correct?
4.) If I view a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD on a widescreen TV, how does this work? Can you zoom in and reduce the black bar area, or will the viewable area appear smaller than normal?
5.) How are subtitles handled with a widescreen TV, if the subtitles appear in the lower black bar area? Are they handled differently w/anamorphic vs. non-anamorphic discs?
6.) When using stretchmode for a 4:3 image, is any of the image lost?
These should get me what I need to know. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike