I can attest to idiots blaming it on the channel provider.
Just last month some moron flipped out on me because 2001: A Space Odyssey had those "Goddamn black bars still!" and that "I didn't know what HD is".
If I could have reached through the phone to choke him, I would have right there. I have a hard time thinking of a better movie to keep in it's original ratio than that.
Amen to that! 2001 is one of the reference Blu-rays I pull out to show off what great restoration and a real 1080p picture can do for a film.
I'm kind of glad I don't have cable or satellite anymore if this is the kind of shenanigans that are going on these days. I just rent everything I want to watch on Blu-ray or DVD from Netflix. Not only am I getting the best quality possible I'm also getting the film the way it was intended to be seen.
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I can attest to idiots blaming it on the channel provider.
Just last month some moron flipped out on me because 2001: A Space Odyssey had those "Goddamn black bars still!" and that "I didn't know what HD is".
If I could have reached through the phone to choke him, I would have right there. I have a hard time thinking of a better movie to keep in it's original ratio than that.
Amen to that! 2001 is one of the reference Blu-rays I pull out to show off what great restoration and a real 1080p picture can do for a film.
I'm kind of glad I don't have cable or satellite anymore if this is the kind of shenanigans that are going on these days. I just rent everything I want to watch on Blu-ray or DVD from Netflix. Not only am I getting the best quality possible I'm also getting the film the way it was intended to be seen.