> > You are more of a TV junkie than I am then. > > turquoiseb: > > I finished watching this series today... > > turquoiseb: > I seriously doubt that most Americans are bright > enough to even notice the aspect ratios, except > for old movie shown on TNT... > You're thinking that most Americans can't tell the difference between a cathode ray tube and an HD LCD flat screen? Go figure.
Apparently you can't tell the difference between TV set ratios and film ratios. LoL! The most common aspect ratios used today in the presentation of films in movie theaters are 1.85:1 and 2.39:1 "Driving the forecast, IHS says, is the maturation of the market most consumers who could afford to swap out their big, bulky TVs in favor of more elegant high-definition flat screens have already done so..." http://tinyurl.com/aksvgek
