Sigh...I was so excited for this. But they just killed it:
(1) Over $200...just for season 1!! That's ridiculous. (2) Still 4:3 aspect ratio. I know they could have spent more time on this and gotten it into 16:9. I don't care how good quality the HD is...if it's in 4:3, it won't seem like HD to me. ****************************************
ya true widescreen would be nice, but then people will be pissed because you are losing part of the picture. it wasnt shot in 16X9 no need to crop it to such
You can't tell me, though, that if you're watching a 4:3 show on an HDTV, that you're just aching to see more of the screen. I'm so used to HD now, that when there's side bars like that, it's actually frustrating cause you feel like what you're watching is constrained.
They do it for Law & Order on TNT just fine. It might cut off a little here and a little there, but I'm sure they could manage to make it work nicely. With 4:3 still in HD, and that ridiculous price (hell, I still find the SD price to be ridiculous), there's absolutely no incentive for me to buy this.
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Michael @ Jul 26th 2007 2:55PM
Sigh...I was so excited for this. But they just killed it:
(1) Over $200...just for season 1!! That's ridiculous.
(2) Still 4:3 aspect ratio. I know they could have spent more time on this and gotten it into 16:9. I don't care how good quality the HD is...if it's in 4:3, it won't seem like HD to me.
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ya true widescreen would be nice, but then people will be pissed because you are losing part of the picture. it wasnt shot in 16X9 no need to crop it to such
but over 200 for season one WTF
fuck that, il wait til i can pirate it..
You can't tell me, though, that if you're watching a 4:3 show on an HDTV, that you're just aching to see more of the screen. I'm so used to HD now, that when there's side bars like that, it's actually frustrating cause you feel like what you're watching is constrained.
They do it for Law & Order on TNT just fine. It might cut off a little here and a little there, but I'm sure they could manage to make it work nicely. With 4:3 still in HD, and that ridiculous price (hell, I still find the SD price to be ridiculous), there's absolutely no incentive for me to buy this.