Bluray and viewing angles
Discussion
Got a variety of blurays for Christmas and wondering how (when playing them on a PS3) I view the film full-screen rather than in an aspect that sticks to large widescreen lines resulting in my 37" TV showing me the films in about 30".
When I go into the PS3 options there are no available settings to alter this. Any ideas?
When I go into the PS3 options there are no available settings to alter this. Any ideas?
derestrictor said:
Euch! Watch it in the anamorphic ratio the director intended!
Yes, but watch the posts start to fly: "I've bought a xx" TV and I want it filled".I noticed that a high percentage of DVDs and BluRays are in 2.35:1 or 2.40:1 aspect ratio (usually on the case BTW) so when I got my projector I bought a 2.35:1 screen for this very reason. Then most TV I watch is in 1.78:1 (16:9) AR so that works fine for day to day stuff. Both 'screens' are used mostly for their appropriate format. Though I can't imagine many people having a separate 22:9 TV just for films......
I've never understood peoples' concerns; like the turnip in the classic Bladder II, proper ratios are something the lord intended. Like lens shifters on uber front projectors, it's a perversion of the natural order of things and yet it doesn't stop people who really should know better.
Civpilot said:
GilbertGrape said:
Change the aspect ratio on the tv?
The only way to do it. Although by zooming with your TV you will loose some of the widescreen picture or worse distort the image.The only other alternative is to buy a bigger normal TV or buy one of the new spec Widescreen sets.
Points taken chaps. Will maybe try and sit a bit nearer the screen as I am probably over 10ft away.
derestrictor said:
Like lens shifters on uber front projectors, it's a perversion of the natural order of things and yet it doesn't stop people who really should know better.
Not sure I follow what you mean here: using an anamorphic lens with a front projector shouldn't distort the image geometry, unless left in place for ordinary 16:9 content (with the V-stretch disengaged).OldSkoolRS said:
derestrictor said:
Like lens shifters on uber front projectors, it's a perversion of the natural order of things and yet it doesn't stop people who really should know better.
Not sure I follow what you mean here: using an anamorphic lens with a front projector shouldn't distort the image geometry, unless left in place for ordinary 16:9 content (with the V-stretch disengaged).Before JVC launched the HD750 we went to their UK HQ for a proper expose of the unit, c/o their primary anorak.
In their dedicated, bamboo decorated theatre, it blew me away.
Then, the lens shifter came down, like a revolutionary guillotine; an electrically controlled device; a £5k bespoke creation for that exact environment.
It effectively magnified the image; it was still brilliant and my partner in crime started waffling on about the impact.
To me, it simply reduced the ultimate clarity but I can see why eminently qualified people would be so seduced.
Eminently qualified people...in Kappa.
Sorry, I'm warming up.
In their dedicated, bamboo decorated theatre, it blew me away.
Then, the lens shifter came down, like a revolutionary guillotine; an electrically controlled device; a £5k bespoke creation for that exact environment.
It effectively magnified the image; it was still brilliant and my partner in crime started waffling on about the impact.
To me, it simply reduced the ultimate clarity but I can see why eminently qualified people would be so seduced.
Eminently qualified people...in Kappa.
Sorry, I'm warming up.Thanks for the reply Deristrictor, was just about to delete the post as I thought beter of it and that you might take offence, but I can see that you didn't and non intended. For one horrible moment there I worried that you thought a lens was just to stretch 16:9 to fill a 2.35:1 screen like those awful zoom modes some TVs have. 
IIRC they use a Schnieder lens with the HD750 which I'm surprised at your comments as it's supposed to be almost as good as an Isco, but at least you've seen one in action and made your own opinions, unlike some fervent 'zoomers' on other forums. FWIW my Isco allows the astigmatism to be adjusted for great sharpness over the whole screen area. I found that using an external video processor for the vertical stretch gives a better result than the projector's own scaler (though it was only really apparent using test patterns to be honest). It also helps that I'm at a very long throw, so I minimise any negatives of using a lens such as pincusion and loss of sharpness due to using a smaller section of the glass. I bought my lens secondhand such that if I wasn't impressed with the results I could sell it on...but I've ended up keeping it, so it's clear which side of the lens fence I sit on.
IIRC they use a Schnieder lens with the HD750 which I'm surprised at your comments as it's supposed to be almost as good as an Isco, but at least you've seen one in action and made your own opinions, unlike some fervent 'zoomers' on other forums. FWIW my Isco allows the astigmatism to be adjusted for great sharpness over the whole screen area. I found that using an external video processor for the vertical stretch gives a better result than the projector's own scaler (though it was only really apparent using test patterns to be honest). It also helps that I'm at a very long throw, so I minimise any negatives of using a lens such as pincusion and loss of sharpness due to using a smaller section of the glass. I bought my lens secondhand such that if I wasn't impressed with the results I could sell it on...but I've ended up keeping it, so it's clear which side of the lens fence I sit on.
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