Attached is a screen cap of letter-boxed 1080p content from Netflix....
Not "all", apparently.
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Netflix for iOS Updated to Support the iPhone 5's Widescreen
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Attached is a screen cap of letter-boxed 1080p content from Netflix....
Not "all", apparently.
Attached is a screen cap of letter-boxed 1080p content from Netflix....
Not "all", apparently.
Frankly, I don't understand what people have against letterboxing. I'd rather see the entire image and see it in the proper aspect ratio.
I agree 100% - with letterboxing you see what the artists intended you to see. Stretching or cropping shows you something other than what the creatives intended - that's bad. Please letterbox rather than modify the work.
My comment is to point out that the people who say that "the <insert any device or screen> is 'perfect for wide-screen'" simply don't understand that "wide-screen" comes in many different aspect ratios. No device is "perfect" for all of them. 16x9 matches broadcast HD TV, but not theatrical releases.
And, pedants will note that the Iphone 5 screen isn't 16x9 anyway.
Me too, but it's still annoying compared to having the screen be the proper aspect ratio so it fits perfectly.
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It's very close to 16:9.
But the "proper" aspect ratio varies from movie to movie.... And very few movies are originally presented in 16x9.
...what's that cliché about horseshoes...
Many things are 16:9 or wider. Increasing the aspect ratio of the iPhone at least helps with the wider content. I feel like a lot of Netflix content is 16:9.
Now we're on the same page.
Your earlier comment about "no wasted pixels", though, was an absolute - and absolutely wrong. (Even with 16x9 content, since the Iphone 5 is not 16x9....)
"Fewer wasted pixels" is OK, though.
And I'm happy as long as "wide screen" means adding horizontal pixels. I hate when it means removing vertical pixels. (I enjoy my 1920x1200 pixel monitors - going to 1920x1080 would be a pain!)
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Firefly is / was for sure in the top best of all TV shows ever excellent writing, fun and entertaining acting, cool stories and a great cast. Including that sweetie KayLee - for sure one of the shiniest ladies that I've set eyes upon.
And yea,,, Fox (and way too many) execs were / are idiots.
Now, back on topic
When the time comes I upgrade my 4S to the 5 (or 6) in 1.25 years from now, will be great to have this update.PS: can we talk more about FireFly?
Well, not in all cases, but when I made that comment, I forgot about the movies that are wider than 16:9.
And about the iPhone being not 16:9, it's so close that it's negligible. It's 1.775:1, and 16:9 is 1.7(repeating):1. That means that the iPhone is long by just 1 pixel vertically (holding it sideways) to be 16:9. And with pixels that small, you really can't tell the difference. 1136/(16/9) = 639.
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That's why one should almost never say "never", or "always", or "all", or "none" - all it takes is one insignificant exception to prove one wrong.
Add "wiggle" words - so it's "almost never", "nearly always", "virtually all" or "almost none" or a myriad variants on that theme.
Cheers
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But it's not 16x9 - it's off by one pixel. It's "virtually 16x9", or "essentially 16x9" - but it's not "16x9".
Personally, I think this is the most apt one : "As close to 16:9 as possible". There was just no way to make it perfectly 16:9 with 640 pixels in one direction.
(actually, it's 2 pixels short on the wide axis. It would need to be 1138x640 to be 16:9, since 640 / 9 is 71.1...repeating x 16 is 1137.7repeating. Thus 1138x640 would be required for a perfect 16:9 resolution).
Depends on how bad the letterboxing is. Most movies I'm perfectly okay with.
...then you have Lawrence of Arabia.
Which would be completely unwatchable in it's native aspect ratio on anything but a 70" TV screen.
It's that or you lose parts of the scene. Blame the director for wanting such wide shots, don't blame letterboxing.
I figured you of all people would be able to pick up on my completely stupid and always pointless bouts of extreme sarcasm.
I'm confused about the sarcasm. Do you not have at least a 70" screen? Or is it just the extreme example?
Apple should release a feature called "Lean Mode" where you can play David Lean movies across multiple iPhone screens.