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James Belcher
07/01/09

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"The Philips 56PFL9954H Cinema 21:9 uses the same aspect ratio of most movies out there."

I'm not sure this is true. I'd bet there are more movies in 1.85:1 than 2.39:1 (or 2.35:1). Either way, unless you watched movies shot exclusively in that aspect ratio, you'd still have black bars pretty often. So Philips wants a 3x premium for not solving a problem. Am I missing something?
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WB
07/01/09

@James Belcher: No, you're not missing anything. Gizmodo is wrong, most movies are not "scope" ratio. Big budget blow-shit-up movies are often 2.35:1 but they are outnumbered by all the other genres which are more often in the 1.85:1 neighborhood. Many films made outside the U.S. are 1.66:1. And let's not forget the classics that are "academy ratio" 1.37:1 and all the television shows that are 1.33:1.

A 21:9 screen is a bad idea, because while it pretty much eliminates the black bars on top and bottom of a 2.35:1 movie, it requires black bars on the sides of everything that is not as wide. It is a fortunate coincidence that 16:9 is very close to 1.85:1 as well as being close to halfway between 2.35:1 and 1.33:1, which makes it a good compromise for viewing all ratios.

Furthermore, Blu-ray doesn't have "anamorphic 21:9" akin to the way DVD does 16:9. A 2.35:1 movie on Blu-ray has vertical resolution of about 800 pixels and the rest of the 1080 is black bars, and there is NOTHING this 21:9 monitor can do to improve that.
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ceilingFANBOY
07/01/09

@WB: While it may be true that 21:9 is only the main aspect ratio for blow shit up movies, those are the types of movies that people buy HDTVs for and the movies where immersion is a big deal. Most people don't buy an HDTV to watch chick flicks and they are not the type of movie where having black bars is as big of a deal.

Yes, it is true that this TV does nothing about blu-ray movies not having anamorphic widescreen for 21:9 like DVD has for 16:9, but the article states that.
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WB
07/01/09

@ceilingFANBOY: No, most people buy HDTVs to watch anything and everything, not just blow-shit-up movies. More people tuned in to see the finale of American Idol than bought tickets to see Transformers 2 last weekend.
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ceilingFANBOY
07/02/09

@WB: Yes, people will watch everything on their HDTV. However, you don't know how many people watched American Idol in HD, watching a show on TV is not equal to going to see a movie, and I'm sure the majority of whatever people did watch American Idol in HD did not buy their HDTV so they can see American Idol in HD. They probably bought it to see other things in HD but watch whatever other things they watch in HD if it's available in HD.
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ceilingFANBOY
07/01/09

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Now, if only we could work on getting anamorphic widescreen on blu-ray titles we would be set.
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Kaiser-Machead
07/01/09

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Dear Economy,

I heard you were in a bit of a spot, but I was unable to take your messages as I was out with the R&D department for a while; you understand. Well, I regret being unable to accommodate, but I can refer you to some of Best Buy's 19" examples. I hope this helps.

Love,

Philips Cinema 21:9.

xoxoxoxox
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frigg
07/01/09

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I wonder if you could loop a video of the sun, tilt it forward, and use it as a tanning bed?
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