[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: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 19:53:42 -0500

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

> You are just complaining about non conformant implementations of
> these standards,

No, I'm complaining about an inaccurate article. Here is the offending quote:

"It's interesting to note that when playing Blu-ray movies in the wider 
formats, output is limited to 1080p resolution, or 1920x1080 pixels. The TV 
then has to interpolate the extra information needed to fill the CinemaWide 
set's wider 2560x1080 screen."

NOT TRUE.

The image is not limited to 1080p resolution. It is actually degraded to about 
1920 X 840p resolution. Basically, TV has to zoom in on a postage-stamped 
image, and it cannot achieve anything better than 1920 X 840 resolution. Not 
with the current interface standards.

What the words in the article imply is a 2.33:1 anamorphic squeeze in a 1920 X 
1080 container, which simply does not exist.

Bert

 
 
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