Colin B wrote:Colin B wrote:I sometimes wonder if it's our TVs that aren't displaying things in the right aspect !
That documentary may have needed your intervention [by way of manually changing the aspect ratio on your TV].
My old CRT set has an 'auto' setting for this, but it doesn't always work properly !Mister Moon wrote:Yes, I also have my TV set up so that it displays the format it is being broadcast in.
This documentary did not have the image stretched out, it was zoomed in.
And I'm seeing the same thing done on certain channels when they broadcast old series, etc.
Incredibly vulgar stuff, if you ask me.
Ah, yes, I'm with you now !
Old 4:3 footage 'zoomed in' to fill the widescreen TV !
Never mind that you are missing stuff from both the top & the bottom !
My daughter is a fan of old children's TV shows & her main complaint is that they do that 'zooming' thing on DVD releases !
On DVD releases too ? Incredible.
But I'm afraid most people don't care, or even realize, about it all. That's the worst part, really.
And now they are starting the 21:9 thing. Getting better all the time !