Comments on: Why Are Some HD Shows S T R E T C H E D? http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/why-are-some-hd-shows-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d/ The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:01:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Logical Extremes http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/why-are-some-hd-shows-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d/#comment-778523 Logical Extremes Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:49:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/why-are-some-hd-shows-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d/#comment-778523 <p>This is even more annoying than fullscreen DVDs. There are two drivers for this... first is an uneducated desire to fill a screen no matter what that does to the content, and second is a desire by some to avoid burning in their pricey flat screen HDTVs with pillarbox lines (certain display technologies are more prone). Stand up for your right to watch content in its original aspect ratio! And, don't buy in to technologies that favor distorted images.</p> This is even more annoying than fullscreen DVDs. There are two drivers for this… first is an uneducated desire to fill a screen no matter what that does to the content, and second is a desire by some to avoid burning in their pricey flat screen HDTVs with pillarbox lines (certain display technologies are more prone). Stand up for your right to watch content in its original aspect ratio! And, don’t buy in to technologies that favor distorted images.

]]> By: Chris Albrecht http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/why-are-some-hd-shows-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d/#comment-777990 Chris Albrecht Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:47:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/why-are-some-hd-shows-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d/#comment-777990 <p>Hi Brian,</p> <p>That's actually a "Flexview." The full article talks about it.</p> Hi Brian,

That’s actually a “Flexview.” The full article talks about it.

]]> By: Brian White http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/why-are-some-hd-shows-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d/#comment-777946 Brian White Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:16:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/12/16/why-are-some-hd-shows-s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d/#comment-777946 <p>They seem to be cheating with an algorithm that extends a 4:3 picture to fit your HD screen...normal ratio in the middle, and increasingly stretched to the edges. It's hugely annoying. I hope this is a trend that goes by the wayside, the way black & white movie colorizing eventually went away in the early 90s.</p> They seem to be cheating with an algorithm that extends a 4:3 picture to fit your HD screen…normal ratio in the middle, and increasingly stretched to the edges. It’s hugely annoying. I hope this is a trend that goes by the wayside, the way black & white movie colorizing eventually went away in the early 90s.

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