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Topic: Xbox DVD help
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smelly ballsack
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posted 07-03-2002 06:43 PM
   
hello there...some of you know I have a US xbox, well today I bought a PAL (r4) DVD kit for it and i'm not very cheery about it  I have 'the Negotiator' and it has the hugest borders i've seen!
i'm talking half the fricken screen! can I fix this?
if all DVDs are like this i'll stick with my VCR. help?
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Bill Cosby
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posted 07-03-2002 07:13 PM
ummm, are you sure it's not just because the movie's in widescreen, SB?
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DJ Fusion
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posted 07-03-2002 07:15 PM
ROTFL! Is this a gag thread..? 
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Bill Cosby
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posted 07-03-2002 07:21 PM
heh - that's what I was wondering, but I didn't want to say anything in case it isn't 
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smelly ballsack
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posted 07-03-2002 07:21 PM
not a gag thread, i'm just ignorant  seriously, I need some info here, like I said I don't know a thing! are ALL DVDs widescreen?
if so i'm gonna chuck this DVD kit out my fricken window!
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smelly ballsack
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posted 07-03-2002 07:23 PM
it sayd widescreen on the back of the cover BTW.
and the my XBOX settings are on the normal have a good laugh
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Bill Cosby
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posted 07-03-2002 07:27 PM
ha ha bwah!Just check out a couple of DVD related web sites. They're sure to have heaps of FAQs about Widescreen vs Pan and Scan. I've seen some that even have screen shots illustrating what you're missing out in a pan and scan version of a movie. You'll be persuaded  IMHO, widescreen's much better but it does take some getting used to.
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smelly ballsack
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posted 07-03-2002 07:32 PM
oh that's right, have a good laugh at the idiot i'll look into it BTW
but are most DVDs widescreen or can you change it somehow? pricks
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Bill Cosby
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posted 07-03-2002 07:32 PM
ah bugger it. Here's my half arsed explanation puts on anorak. Movies at the cinema are presented in a screen ratio of 16:9. A standard TV screen is in a 4:3 ratio. To fit a 16:9 movie onto a 4:3 screen without borders, film editors crop bits off the left and right sides of the picture. That's the "pan and scan" process. If you want to see the movie without bits of the picture being cut out, widescreen's the way to go. It's just a matter of getting used to the borders. I hope that makes sense. I've only got a passing knowledge of this stuff.  takes off anorak EDIT - fear my UBB [This message has been edited by Bill Cosby (edited 07-03-2002).]
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Bill Cosby
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posted 07-03-2002 07:38 PM
Yeah, most DVDs are in widescreen. In fact, DVD enthusiasts/anoraks get very upset if a movie is released only in pan and scan. I think DJ posted a thread about Harry Potter being pan and scan a while back. Some DVDs have both a pan and scan and a widescreen presentation of the movie, not many though AFAIK. Doesn't the xbox DVD have a zoom feature? You should be able to set it to zoom in enough so as to remove the borders. Of course, you'll also cut off the sides of the movie picture so it's up to you
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smelly ballsack
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posted 07-03-2002 07:44 PM
cool, thanks for that.
I just read a FAQ with some comparison shots and it's quite a differance.
I don't know what i'd rather, maybe it depends on the movie.i'm checking out the zoom feature now. so VCR movies cut the sides off too?
I thought they were converted in the time between cinimas and home release. thanks
i'll leave this thread here so everyone can laugh at me 
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Bill Cosby
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posted 07-03-2002 07:49 PM
Well, as I understand it, they do convert it at the time between the cinema and video release - they just convert it by chopping off the sides of the screen.Some videos are in widescreen and some are in pan and scan. I think most are in pan and scan. I'm guessing you'd be used to pan and scan. Once you get used to the borders, I reckon widescreen is far better. I like to see the whole picture!
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mech
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posted 07-03-2002 07:51 PM
Yeah, use zoom to get rid of those annoying black borders! like that really cool DVD player you can get!
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smelly ballsack
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posted 07-03-2002 07:53 PM
I was just testing it and I like it now
I didn't realise how much picture you lose, it looks crap when zoomed!just gotta turn the lights off I think.
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Bill Cosby
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posted 07-03-2002 07:57 PM
heh heh - excellent 
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Candy Arse
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posted 07-03-2002 11:17 PM
*tag*This is one for the Pool Room! [This message has been edited by Candy Arse (edited 07-03-2002).]
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smelly ballsack
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posted 08-03-2002 12:00 AM
really?woooohoo!
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jobbidiar
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posted 08-03-2002 12:03 AM
Went to target looking for a Dvd and they actually had the X-box games like Halo,Project Gotham etc on the shelves??? and they also had all the accesories there too....are they allowed to be doing this a week early? I can't see the point if you can't get a X-box for another week!
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DJ Fusion
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posted 08-03-2002 09:11 AM
Were you being serious ballsack? Have yuo had yuor head under the sofa for the last year or something? ROTFL!
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smelly ballsack
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posted 08-03-2002 04:39 PM
afraid so the only DVD i've seen was that UFC one.
my g/f and I have always bought VHS tapes and I decided not to get a DVD player and wait for the xbox DVD. nobody in my family has one, don't think my friends have one and I haven't read into it because [i}I[/i] never had one. time for me to start learning!
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Mr. Bungle
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posted 08-03-2002 05:27 PM
watching a movie in pan and scan is like chopping the top and bottom off the mona lisa "because it doesn't fit in the frame".
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E-102 Gamma
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posted 11-03-2002 12:00 AM
quote:
Originally posted by smelly ballsack:
don't think my friends have one
Well **** you. I never liked you anyway. ------------------
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smelly ballsack
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posted 11-03-2002 12:39 AM
you have a big tv
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