Someone who will remain nameless gave me crap because I referred to IMAX 1.43:1 as IMAX 1.44:1 - or vice versa. Can't remember.
But he argued that I declared the wrong ratio over that .01:1! :unsure:
My subconscious realization about how much was lost to 1.33:1 cropping came with "Jaws", "Die Hard" and "CE3K".
As much as I liked them theatrically, their 1.33:1 VHS versions left me uninspired.
When I got 2.35:1 LDs, I loved them again.
Nothing that I could point at and say that I...
But my point is that Ron claimed everyone hated letterboxing on 4X3 TVs, so no, both things can't be true.
If you wanna claim that I hated letterboxing until 2008 when I got a 16X9 TV, go for it.
But you'll be wrong. I loved letterboxing from the minute I got a laserdisc player in 1991.
I...
Uh, no.
I got into LDs back in 1991 because of letterboxing.
Even on a 15" tube TV, I was excited to see movies OAR.
Surprised by this statement because HTF has always advocated OAR and "widescreen TVs" weren't the norm until the site had been around for a good chunk of years.