Never Tape Yourself Being Stupid

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"somewhat"?? In most cases you lose over half of the entire picture!

I think you're in need of this little article: http://www.starwars.com/episode-ii/featu...dexp2.html

Here are some great comparison shots to show how just how much picture you lose with fullscreen:





The different is enourmous. Half of Yoda is cut off and you can't even see Mace in that second shot.

If you're a more casual movie-goer and really don't like movies all that much, then sure you're probably not going to care a whole lot. But for those of us who really like movies and want to watch them in the way they were meant to be seen, pan & scan is verrry bad.