Did Star Trek come out on Full-Screen or just Widescreen?

[darkshadow0001]

Hi all, I was just wondering if the latest film came out on full-screen format or was it just widescreen. I don't have an HD TV yet, and the widescreen format they used makes it kind of hard to watch things on my TV. I've checked various stores, and it seems to be just in widescreen. I even asked an employee at Barnes & Nobles, and that's all they had, too.

Thanks

 

[SalvorHardin]

Widescreen only I believe...

Do they still produce fullscreen versions of movies on dvd ?

 

[OneBuckFilms]

Widescreen only. You might need a bigger TV.

 

[MvRojo]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

 

[darkshadow0001]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

 

[MvRojo]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

I think most people prefer to have the whole movie as opposed to 45-60% of the filmed material. Plus HDTVs are now in at least 60+% of households.

I'm sure it's all part of the move from DVD to BD as the standard format with its superior video/audio. There'd be no point to making cropped versions and there hasn't been a single full screen release on BD for a film that wasn't filmed that way.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

Better half the screen than half the image. With Full Screen you usually lose part of the picture or they do a pan and scan. No thanks to both.

 

[M'Sharak]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

Movies are filmed in widescreen and have been for decades. Better showing the whole picture, letterboxed, than filling the whole TV screen and lopping off the sides of the picture, which is essentially what fullscreen releases do: they don't show you the movie as it was filmed; what you see is only part of what you paid for. That, to me, is undesirable.

 

[OneBuckFilms]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

This makes me think that you don't really understand why we have Widescreen movies in the first place.

I recommend reading this:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/aspectratios/widescreenorama.html

It explains things rather well, I think.

 

[darkshadow0001]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

Movies are filmed in widescreen and have been for decades. Better showing the whole picture, letterboxed, than filling the whole TV screen and lopping off the sides of the picture, which is essentially what fullscreen releases do: they don't show you the movie as it was filmed; what you see is only part of what you paid for. That, to me, is undesirable.

Yeah but widescreen doesn't look all that decent on standard TV's. It depends on the format, if it's just the thin black lines then it's ok on my TV's, but when they shrink it in half and all I see is half the TV being used, it's kind of rediculous. I'm sure it's probably better on an HD TV, but that's going to have to wait for me unfortunetly

 

[darkshadow0001]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

This makes me think that you don't really understand why we have Widescreen movies in the first place.

I recommend reading this:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/aspectratios/widescreenorama.html

It explains things rather well, I think.

I'm talking about standard TV's, not HD TV's. There's a big difference... on a small screen TV, you can't see much of the picture in widescreen. It seems smaller to me.

 

[seigezunt]

That's why they have widescreen TVs.

 

[OneBuckFilms]

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

This makes me think that you don't really understand why we have Widescreen movies in the first place.

I recommend reading this:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/aspectratios/widescreenorama.html

It explains things rather well, I think.

I'm talking about standard TV's, not HD TV's. There's a big difference... on a small screen TV, you can't see much of the picture in widescreen. It seems smaller to me.

It is smaller. It is also more complete.

Like aI said, get a bigger TV. Otherwise, you're missing half the picture (well, more like a third), and quite frankly, half of what was intended to be seen.

 

[doctorwho 03]

To me, fullscreen is dead, except for TV shows made before the 90's. I always make sure my DVDs are in widescreen so I can have the complete picture. My mother and sister can't grasp the concept that their Harry Potter Years 1-3 DVDs are missing a third of the picture because of the cropping and pan-and-scanning.

 

[darkshadow0001]

This makes me think that you don't really understand why we have Widescreen movies in the first place.

I recommend reading this:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/aspectratios/widescreenorama.html

It explains things rather well, I think.

I'm talking about standard TV's, not HD TV's. There's a big difference... on a small screen TV, you can't see much of the picture in widescreen. It seems smaller to me.

It is smaller. It is also more complete.

Like aI said, get a bigger TV. Otherwise, you're missing half the picture (well, more like a third), and quite frankly, half of what was intended to be seen.

I plan on to, soon, when budget isn't as tight!

 

[ITL]

^ I have an old style 4:3 non-widescreen TV, and Star Trek looks fine to me when watched upon it. I do likes me some Original Aspect Ratio, so letterboxing doesn't bother me at all.

 

[kes7]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

Better half the screen than half the image. With Full Screen you usually lose part of the picture or they do a pan and scan. No thanks to both.

This. I have an older TV and I still prefer widescreen so nothing is cut off.

 

[Jim Steele]

Jeez. Didn't realise this conversation was still happening after 2005.

 

[I-Am-Zim]

I don't believe they make many full screen releases anymore.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

Really? When did this start? I purchased The Dark Knight on full-screen last year. Widescreen is ok, but when they only show the movie on half your screen it's kind of rediculous.

This makes me think that you don't really understand why we have Widescreen movies in the first place.
I recommend reading this:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/aspectratios/widescreenorama.html
It explains things rather well, I think.

I'm talking about standard TV's, not HD TV's. There's a big difference... on a small screen TV, you can't see much of the picture in widescreen. It seems smaller to me.

Me either. They used to make double sided DVD's that had the P&S on one side and the full widescreen movie on the other.

A full 1.85:1 or 2.35:1 aspect ratio movie will not fit on a 4:3 aspect ratio TV without letterboxing. Personally, I don't mind. I rather enjoy watching the full movie as it was filmed. Letterboxing doesn't bother me a bit. Pan and scan, on the other hand, irritates the ever lovin' crap outta me. Just try watching the chariot race from Ben Hur in P&S. It's a jumbled up mess and you can't tell what the heck is goiong on. All you can see is the horse's nostrils. You miss the scope and epic grandeur of that scene. Ad well as the whole movie. Movies have been filmed in anamorphic widescreen since the late 1940's or early 1950's I think. It's sad that it took TV manufacturers so many decades to finally make a TV you could watch one on.
Great article. I have seen it before and it explains the differences very well.

Depends on how small your TV is. I have a 20" 4:3 TV and I have no problem watching letterboxed movies on it. But I also have a 42" plasma HDTV and it looks much better. But remember, even on a 16:9 widescreen TV, when you watch a 2.35:1 aspect ratio movie like STXI, there will still be a black line at the top and bottom. Since the 16:9 ratio is set up for 1.85:1 movies.

 

[Sector 7]

I understand what you are saying Darkshadow0001. My brother laughed at me for buying widescreen movies when I had standard 4:3 televisions. I knew one day I would have a widescreen HDTV. Now that I do, I am having the last laugh.

Get WS HDTV when your budget allows. We all have budgets, some are smaller and some are larger. Do what is right for you.

My recommendation is buy WS because later on you will be glad you did. WalMart has 'upconvert' DVD players for as low as $30.(US). It plays on any TV and when you get HDTV it will 'upconvert' to 1080p which gives you a great picture. Blu-Ray can wait until much later when you can 'upconvert' without it.