As pointed out below, if you're watching DVDs/BluRays, resolution is still wasted. What isn't wasted is vertical wall area. The image gets larger to match the height, so it in essence gets wider instead of shorter when you go to a wider aspect ratio.
This is not how theaters do it, BTW. Almost all theaters make the image shorter when wider aspects are used.
If you use film, or have custom content, you could make an anamorphic image on the disc, like 4:3 enhanced is in DVD. Then stretch it during projection and you still get full resolution, just wasted wall area.
End CinemaScope (2.35:1) now! Stop wasting screen (wall) area and resolution.
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As pointed out below, if you're watching DVDs/BluRays, resolution is still wasted. What isn't wasted is vertical wall area. The image gets larger to match the height, so it in essence gets wider instead of shorter when you go to a wider aspect ratio.
This is not how theaters do it, BTW. Almost all theaters make the image shorter when wider aspects are used.
If you use film, or have custom content, you could make an anamorphic image on the disc, like 4:3 enhanced is in DVD. Then stretch it during projection and you still get full resolution, just wasted wall area.
End CinemaScope (2.35:1) now! Stop wasting screen (wall) area and resolution.