OT - Star Wars trilogy out today

[gregebowman]

David E. Gervais said:
So, I bought the trilogy today, I opted for the Fullscreen Version. If I ever get a widescreen TV I'll get that Version. I love how they manage to 'specially format to fit my screen.' regardless of which TV/Comp I watch it on.

Who here grabbed the Widescreen Version?

Cheers!

Go back immediately to the store you got it from and get the widescreen Version. I have a 32" regular tv, and I'll watch my widescreen dvd's on that. I always buy widescreen. But you definitely need it for The Empires Strike Back. There is one scene in the movie that if you have the full-screen Version, you'll never see a particular scene. It's the scene where Darth Vader is doing a holo-conference with his ship commanders in the asteroid belt. One of the star destroyers bridge's takes a direct hit from a huge asteroid. In the full-screen Version, you don't see anything particular happening. The widescreen Version shows the left most commander collapsing and his holo-image going out as his bridge is destroyed. I know. I saw Empire 8 times when it first came out. Go back and get the widescreen Version.

[David E. Gervais]

Don't worry Greg, when I do get a TV capable of properly viewing 'widescreen' I'll get the widescreen Version. But I'm not going to run back and change the DVD's. My main interest is in the extra DVD with the behind the scenes stuff and that is the same on both Versions. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Widescreen, but I 'HATE' watching 'widescreen' on a normal TV. The black bars at the top and bottom make my 27" JVC look like a 13" screen. Maybe it's not as bad on a 32" but on my 27" it just sucks.

FYI, My friend has the Widescreen Version and he has a Sony KP46WT520 46" Digital Widescreen HDTV. Hooked up to a Surround sound Home theater sound system. So I can watch it in 'true' widescreen whenever I want.


Cheers!

[gregebowman]

David E. Gervais said:
Don't worry Greg, when I do get a TV capable of properly viewing 'widescreen' I'll get the widescreen Version. But I'm not going to run back and change the DVD's. My main interest is in the extra DVD with the behind the scenes stuff and that is the same on both Versions. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Widescreen, but I 'HATE' watching 'widescreen' on a normal TV. The black bars at the top and bottom make my 27" JVC look like a 13" screen. Maybe it's not as bad on a 32" but on my 27" it just sucks.

FYI, My friend has the Widescreen Version and he has a Sony KP46WT520 46" Digital Widescreen HDTV. Hooked up to a Surround sound Home theater sound system. So I can watch it in 'true' widescreen whenever I want.


Cheers!

Damn. I need friends like that. One of these days, whenever I hit the lottery , I want to get a system like that. But as it as, I'll settle for what I have. But I'll still continue to buy widescreen. You know, I used to hate those black bars, but now I don't even notice them. Sure, things look a little smaller, but I have the satisfaction of knowing I'm looking at the entire picture as it was shown on theater screens instead of a pan & scan picture.