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Old 24th July 2024, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Justin101 View Post
This is from the info on DVD Compare

If your player is set to "16:9" it will output the image zoomed and matted to 1.78:1 as it may have played in some cinemas. If your player is set to "16:9 Full" then the image is open matte 1.33:1. This also applies to all extras and menus.

https://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=113
How does open matte 4:3 work? Forgive my ignorance.
I've switched between 16:9 and 16:9 full and they look identical.
I'm surprised it doesn't just play in standard 4:3 like virtually every 4:3 disc I've got.
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