It would have to be wide-screen to qualify as HD. It would be pointless or horrible if they tried fitting 720p into a 4:3 format. Either the TV wouldn't render the extra lines, or it would spread the picture out stretching it.
No, it WOULDN'T have to be widescreen to be HD. Why don't you go take a look at some reviews of movies from the 1930s and 1940s re-released on HD DVD and/or Blu-ray and let me know if those were HD or not based on the aspect ratio in which they were shot.
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Any word if it will be widescreen?
It would have to be wide-screen to qualify as HD. It would be pointless or horrible if they tried fitting 720p into a 4:3 format. Either the TV wouldn't render the extra lines, or it would spread the picture out stretching it.
@Garst
No, it WOULDN'T have to be widescreen to be HD. Why don't you go take a look at some reviews of movies from the 1930s and 1940s re-released on HD DVD and/or Blu-ray and let me know if those were HD or not based on the aspect ratio in which they were shot.
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