Wide Screen versus Full Screen

[staveoffzombies]

Although that site is very informative, it's also a little off-putting.

"Artist's rights"? Puh-lease. If I sell you one of my paintings, do I have any right to tell you how to frame it?

No...but I'm pretty sure the artist wouldn't be happy if you completely obscured part of his work..which is exactly what Full Screen does.

 

[Lake]

I always buy widescreen and I recommed buying wide screen, too. All new TVs are widescreen, so in a few years if you replace your TV, it'll be nice to have the widescreen movies and not have the full screen ones where footage is chopped off. This was my rationale for buying widescreen DVDs, and I'm glad I did now that I have a widescreen TV.

I agree

 

[HeyHomie]

No...but I'm pretty sure the artist wouldn't be happy if you completely obscured part of his work..which is exactly what Full Screen does.

Whether the artist is happy about it or not, he does not have any right, legal or philosophical, to complain about what I do to his work once I've bought it.

 

[staveoffzombies]

Whether the artist is happy about it or not, he does not have any right, legal or philosophical, to complain about what I do to his work once I've bought it.

It shows disrespect, plain and simple.

 

[Ellesar]

I used to always get fullscreen, but not anymore. now, whenever I buy DVDs, I'll only buy them in widescreen.