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Re: Why is 2.35:1 so overused on DVDs?

1) Widescreen TVs are 1.78:1, do the math on 16:9 and it comes out to.... 1.78:1. It happens that with overscan 1.85:1 happens to leave only a couple of scan lines blank on your screen, I think it's 1 or 2 at both extremes that you probably aren't noticing. So, you aren't quite right here.

2) Actually there are films as wide as 2.66:1 out there and I think LofA was one of them. A large number of films are done in 2.35:1, but are presented in theaters cropped to 1.85:1. Directors try to keep important details within the 1.85 region

3) It was George Lucas' project, and he can release the DVD in whatever format he desires, if you're unhappy with the results, complain to Lucas Films Ltd, as they made the decisions.

You do understand the concept of Original Aspect Ratio, right?

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