Aspect Ratio: 16x9 or 2.35 Which is Right for YOU??

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[numberpappy]

Considering most "movies" are 2;35.1 that's what my projector screen is. In my opinion there is nothing worse than being all excited about a particular movie and fireing up the projector only two have two huge obnoxious black bars on top and bottom! I personally watch tv on a tv and when I want to watch a movie, I want the movie experience period! I honestly dont get the people who watch everything from news, football and stupid sitcoms on a projector screen. If you watch everything on the projector screen all the time you lose the grandeur of the big screen and that movie theater feeling. To each there own I guess...

[cdavidhord]

Go 16:9. So many movies now days that start out at 2.39 have scenes that switch to 16:9. Everything just works better and you always have the largest image possible. Yes, 2.39 looks impressive when you walk into the room, but 16:9 is way more functional and easy. A good projector, like JVC, has such good black levels that the black bars are a very minimal annoyance. You totally forget about them during the movie.

[simonl]

I've cheated. 2.35 fixed frame on the wall and a in ceiling 16:9. It's excessive but stopped the second guessing. I want to see avatar in full screen but I want no more black bars on 90% of movies.

[VoaThiagao]

The title of this vid should be °Aspect Ratio: 16x9 or 2.35 Which is Right for SONY 295??° Who cares? 2.35 is epic and the option for those who love movies while 16:9 for those who mainly watch tv shows or play games.

[mwint]

I just wanna see him trip over that bullshit on the floor

[cb_]

I personally would go with a 16x9. I love watching Christopher Nolan movies and he uses IMAX aspect ratios. I would also add an electric matting system to black out the bars for Scope movies.

[AGC]

Screens and projectors. Seems to be mostly a lot of aggravation. Because whether we have a 16:9 screen or a 2.35:1...there will be image overshooting either the top/bottom or left/right of the screen. No one wants to sit with the remote to constantly resize the image several times in the course of watching one film (e.g. The Dark Knight) which was filmed in both aspect ratios.

I'm guessing the only solutions would be to use a 4'way masking screen--expensive and you would have to be still constantly playing with the masking button. :) Seems to be a royal PITA to me. To have to accept the bleed over (the edges) if we don't want to have a remote always in hand. OR the solution I prefer...to buy the largest flatscreen we can afford. So what if we loose a bit of the image on the L/R. Most of the important information in the scene would be usually more centred...what isn't...can be absent. We'd never know unless we know in that scene for a brief 2 seconds there is a coin on a table at the left edge..heh...

Or, only watch films that were filmed oNLY in one of the two aspect ratios. Most films are filmed in 2.35:1...though it's said more 2 aspect ratio films are coming..

If only some one would make a "smart-screen" with a chip...talking to the BluRay player...would know when the scene aspect ratio changed and would AUTO resize the screen within seconds...or change the masking. W/O us having to touch the remote.

[keepingupwiththejones]

Like the tutorial videos. There are definitely some people who don't know the basics. Save them from making mistakes with which projector screen to purchase to match with your projector.

[Trojan]

Love old movies 40s - 50s. 4:3 also Rambo series. 16:9 works best for max screen filled. Trade off when StarWars

[UncleLukeinflight]

Is their a 4K project that can natively shoot at 2:35? How expensive is that auto-lens you talked about?

[garyspencely]

Loving the bitesize advice videos Zach. Keep them coming.

[faysalusman]

Plz clear my confusion. The image area (excluding the top bottom gray bars) shown by a 16:9 projector is 2.35:1 ?
Or a 2.35.1 image is wider than a 16:9. Gives left right gray pillars when projecting a 16:9 image on 2.35:1 screen. I am totally confused.
Plz

[PixelVogue]

what about movies which have both res, like The dark knight rises?

[mjbalog]

What aspect ratio is IMAX Enhanced and how do these projectors handle it?

[NP-lcpt]

Fact check. I checked the Epson 6050UB specs and its a native 16x9, however, you say its a 2.35 on video? Did i get something wrong?
Epson 3LCD, 3-chip technologyFront/rear/ceiling mountPoly-silicon TFT Active Matrix, 0.74"-wide panel2600 lumens32600 lumens3 Epson 3LCD, 3-chip technologyFront/rear/ceiling mountPoly-silicon TFT Active Matrix, 0.74"-wide panel2600 lumens32600 lumens3

[lyndonramchatesingh]

Dreamedia my projector is a optoma hd 142x 3000 lumens 23000 contrast it has Lbx aspect ratio they say it works with 2.35 is it true n is elite screen any good

[kriswingert]

Dreamedia Home Theater
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@Dreamediaav
it has lens memory. you get to save any format you want

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Kris Wingert
@Dreamediaav So... you get to "save:" the zoom you have to do to get the 2.35:1 aspect. It STILL is not native to the projector. You can use ANY projector with a motorized zoom to achieve the wider aspect. As a videographer and tech of over 30 years of experience, you have a LOT of misinformation in your video.