The Criterion release of Withnail and I is both letterboxed and pillarboxed. Why? Why do they cheat us out of 3/4 of the pixels of a normal DVD release?
I agree with your diagnosis — they have reformated a 16:9 widescreen movie into a 4:3 fullscreen movie which makes it look simply awful on a widescreen tv.
P.S. Resolution is the number of active pixels in each frame. So of course letterboxing and pillarboxing reduce the resolution of the DVD.
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The Criterion release of Withnail and I is both letterboxed and pillarboxed. Why? Why do they cheat us out of 3/4 of the pixels of a normal DVD release?
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Reduced resolution over 2 years ago
I agree with your diagnosis — they have reformated a 16:9 widescreen movie into a 4:3 fullscreen movie which makes it look simply awful on a widescreen tv.
P.S. Resolution is the number of active pixels in each frame. So of course letterboxing and pillarboxing reduce the resolution of the DVD.
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