"Ronald Stoehr" <ronaldstoehr (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote


It's not like zooming in on a widescreen film, gpl actually draws more
information. You can use a FOV editor to get the car to look like it's
further into the screen, back to where it would be with the black bars
in place.

On the subject of widescreen though, I have a normal (not widescreen)
telly that's capable of displaying widescreen transmissions by adding
black bars top & bottom (like gpl). The thing I really hate is when a
channel (usually the BBC) broadcasts in 'widescreen' mode (ie they send
the signal that makes my telly add the bars top & bottom) but the
broadcast isn't actually in widescreen so I get a thick black border on
ALL FOUR SIDES!!!.

Malc.

"Malc" wrote...
Ooooh... that pisses me off no end as well. I applaud the BBC for showing
both British and World Championship SBK races, but whatever happened to full
screen in 4:3 mode?

While we're on the subject, why can't I receive the digital and interactive
channels in Belgium even when I own a DVB receiver? The BBC doesn't run ads
(which disallows us access to Granada and Sky Digital), so what the problem?

Jan.
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"Jan Verschueren" <jan.verschuerenNO (AT) SPAMpandora (DOT) be> wrote



If you get a 'proper' Sky digibox you should be able to. I've watched
Sky News & used it's interactive stuff in the South of France using a
British Sky digibox with no viewing card. You get loads of freeview
shopping channels, all the BBC channels (1-4 plus news & a couple of
kiddie channels) plus Sky News even without a Sky subscription.

Malc.

It died a long time ago.

4:3 wouldn't be fullscreen on my (quite old, third) 16:9 set.

:-D

Mark

"Malc" <malc (AT) belper (DOT) plus.con> wrote

LCD monitors usually don't allow this.

So can I make the black bars smaller? And where do I get this utility?

You can change the viewing angle in most other gamse without adding black
bars.

"Ronald Stoehr" <ronaldstoehr (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote

They aren't similar at all. I have no problem with widescreen movies. I
have a problem with letterbox games. I want my screen real estate used more
effectively than that.

Ronald Stoehr <ronaldstoehr (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote in news:ce98f6$piq$03$1 (AT) news (DOT) t-
online.com:

The first time we saw LOTR:TFOTR, we were just about the last people in
the theatre...I had to go back a week later to re-view the movie...we sat
so close to the front and side that any time there was fast action, we'd
go....
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

the funny thing about widescreen movies...is us SMART Americans think
we are MISSING part of the picture(due to the black borders)...rather than
actually SEEING the whole thing..

Same thing with GPL, there isn't much more picture under those bars is
there?

dave henrie

"Dave Henrie" <daveBITEMEhenrie (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote

There is nothing worse than buying a cheap "pan and scan" version of a DVD,
rather than the full widescreen version. I made this mistake a few times on
Amazon and it is really irritating to try to watch.

Stephen

Hi,

In article <ZrmNc.46359$Yw3.31185 (AT) bignews3 (DOT) bellsouth.net>, magnulus
<magnulus (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:
Install Pribluda and you are happy that these borders exist 8^)

Herwig

While changing the view angle gives a wider side range of view, it
also shows more sky and driver's legs which isn't really important.
That's all that is hidden by those bars in GPL in that format.

"magnulus" <magnulus (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote