[opendtv] Re: Vizio's very wide CinemaWide 21:9 TV is a revelation for movie buffs

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:23:13 -0500

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

> This is NOT a misunderstanding Bert.

Craig, then please do find any HDMI reference that shows 2560 X 1080 being an 
acceptable display option, that the display can communicate back to the STB. 
I'm simply asking, tell me how this 21:9 TV set tells the BluRay player that it 
is 21:9.

> It is evidence of the fact that the people who created HDTV tried
> to force 16:9 on Hollywood and the world.

This was a way of limiting how many setup options an STB was supposed to 
support. It would have been possible to mandate that every odd-shapedTV come 
with a setup disc, and that every STB be infinitely configurable with odd 
display shapes. But no one thought this made any sense.

Bert

 
 
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