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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 2,694 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
don't know why the FS discs don't go to a discount bin at Blockbusters as its is their customers who complained about the 'black bars' that in turn made Blockbusters and others to 'campaign' the studios to bring out more FS discs...  I'm hoping that one of the side effects of the changeover in Feb. to digital broadcasting will be that more people bite the bullet and go HD and WS instead of just buying a converter box. They won't be so willing to spend good money on non-WS DVDs if that happens. | | | John
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 810 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rifter: Quote:
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don't know why the FS discs don't go to a discount bin at Blockbusters as its is their customers who complained about the 'black bars' that in turn made Blockbusters and others to 'campaign' the studios to bring out more FS discs...
I'm hoping that one of the side effects of the changeover in Feb. to digital broadcasting will be that more people bite the bullet and go HD and WS instead of just buying a converter box. They won't be so willing to spend good money on non-WS DVDs if that happens. Here in the US it is getting very hard to buy a 4x3 TV!  As more old TVs die, we will shift to 16x9 over time. This should put a nail in the coffin for 1.33:1 pan & scan.  pdf | | | Paul Francis
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| Registered: March 28, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,299 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pdf256: Quote:
As more old TVs die, we will shift to 16x9 over time. This should put a nail in the coffin for 1.33:1 pan & scan. And as that starts happening I pray we don't start seeing 2.35 movies be cropped or P&S to 1.78... KM | | | Tags, tags, bo bags, banana fana fo fags, mi my mo mags, TAGS!
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| Registered: April 17, 2007 |  Posts: 1,091 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Astrakan: Quote:
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As more old TVs die, we will shift to 16x9 over time. This should put a nail in the coffin for 1.33:1 pan & scan.
And as that starts happening I pray we don't start seeing 2.35 movies be cropped or P&S to 1.78...
KM About 6mths ago I recall someone mentioning this practice already starting. Just another in a long list of bad habits that the studios just can't seem to break. | | | | Adelaide Movie Buffs (info on special screenings, contests, bargains, etc. relevant to Adelaideans... and contests/bargains for other Aussies too!) |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | | Posts: 117 |
| | Posted: | | | | I know when I shop the $5 dollar bin at Walmart I won't buy it unless it is in widescreen. So far I haven't run into this issue or at least haven't found out yet. Well like they say ignorance is bliss and I'm a happy MF.  |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 762 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting W0m6at: Quote:
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As more old TVs die, we will shift to 16x9 over time. This should put a nail in the coffin for 1.33:1 pan & scan.
And as that starts happening I pray we don't start seeing 2.35 movies be cropped or P&S to 1.78...
KM
About 6mths ago I recall someone mentioning this practice already starting. Just another in a long list of bad habits that the studios just can't seem to break. Lionsgate has done this. "Lord Of War" is one example. Dirk Edit: Traitor that come out in December was modified too. | | | | Last edited: by TheDarkKnight |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rifter: Quote:
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I've only seen this forr certain R1 releases. The original release was a dual sided disc, 1 side widescreen, the other side full screen. Upon re-release, the disc became single sided, retaining only the full screen side (why on earth they removed the good side is beyond me  ) , while keeping the same UPC.
2 examples I can think of are:
Sheena 043396-065352
Solarbabies 027616-072436
The best way to check this out is searching for a review of the DVD.
The answer to that is easy: Most of the two sided discs had the WS on the flip side. On reissue, they just forget to burn the flip side version, so most end up as only FS. These typically end up in the $5 bin at the discount stores. Ironically, I see people cherry-pick the WS stuff out of those bins and leave the FS laying there, so any awful lot of that FS stuff ends up going back to the distributors to be destroyed. Sorry to be offtopic, but if anyone could help me getting a WS edition of "Solarbabies", please send me a PM. Most sellers on ebay don't list if it is WS or FS.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,481 |
| | Posted: | | | | this 2007 release (check DVD profiler upc 027616072436 ) is both formats ( flipper) .. | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
this 2007 release (check DVD profiler upc 027616072436 ) is both formats ( flipper) .. Thanks, but unfortunately Walmart doesn't offer delivery to germany. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,481 |
| | Posted: | | | | No but Ebay does.. it is the same and only release.. | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
it is the same and only release.. No, according to this thread there is a re-release with the same UPC containing only the fullscreen version. | | | | Last edited: by SpaceFreakMicha |
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting SpaceFreakMicha: Quote:
Sorry to be offtopic, but if anyone could help me getting a WS edition of "Solarbabies", please send me a PM. Most sellers on ebay don't list if it is WS or FS. I would suggest checking ebay and amazon, then emailing the sellers asking clearly. Of course I did this a couple years ago with Sheena. An Amazon seller replyed to me that it was the old dual sided disc, then sent me the FS only one. Can't believe he acted suprised when I returned it, but I got one a few days later from an ebay seller that was the right one. Thankfully I haven't seen any in a case that says WS and FS be FS only, although it wouldn't shock me. I'm sure some old covers get mixed in once in a while, or just straight up used on purpose to save $. I'll keep an eye out for Solorbabies, but don't recall seeing that title around here ever.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,946 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting SpaceFreakMicha: Quote:
Sorry to be offtopic, but if anyone could help me getting a WS edition of "Solarbabies", please send me a PM. Most sellers on ebay don't list if it is WS or FS. I bought my copy from Axelmusic, a Danish Shop last year in september. I believe they had it listed as Full Screen only, so I emailed them. They verified with the supplier and it was confirmed to be the doublesided flipper. And indeed, it was. It will cost you 11.97€ including shipping. I on the other hand am stuck with the single sided "Sheena" , I'd like to find the WS version of that one. | | | View my collection at http://www.chriskepolis.be/home/dvd.htm
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting cvermeylen: Quote:
I on the other hand am stuck with the single sided "Sheena" , I'd like to find the WS version of that one. I'll keep eyes and ears open... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,946 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting SpaceFreakMicha: Quote:
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I on the other hand am stuck with the single sided "Sheena" , I'd like to find the WS version of that one.
I'll keep eyes and ears open... Thanks | | | View my collection at http://www.chriskepolis.be/home/dvd.htm
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 693 |
| | Posted: | | | | Where can I get my hands on a WS copy of Sheena? All the places I've looked at are selling the FS version only. | | | | October 12th, 1985. Tonight, a comedian died in New York. |
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