2nd March 2006, 4:19 PM
It indicates that he is averse to change, which he has admitted in the past.
Second, the widescreen format is a newer format than 4:3, in general, and the distinction is more considerable in the forum of home entertainment. I know that it has existed for a long time, but only in the past few years has it really caught on. As someone who sells movies, the full-screen format is purchased by old people who were dragged kicking and screaming into the DVD age, and by people who are simply ignorant (assuming, for instance, that picture area is lost in widescreen, when the opposite is true).
Why does this bother me, you ask? Because I don't buy movies that often, but when I do, it's obviously going to be in widescreen. And there's nothing as irritating as finding a movie I want, only to find that whatever place I'm in carries only the fullscreen version. It's the same reason I get irritated with people who insist on lower screen resolutions; it means that most websites are forced to cater to these cavemen, meaning that my high-res screen is filled with empty white when I view these sites.
Second, the widescreen format is a newer format than 4:3, in general, and the distinction is more considerable in the forum of home entertainment. I know that it has existed for a long time, but only in the past few years has it really caught on. As someone who sells movies, the full-screen format is purchased by old people who were dragged kicking and screaming into the DVD age, and by people who are simply ignorant (assuming, for instance, that picture area is lost in widescreen, when the opposite is true).
Why does this bother me, you ask? Because I don't buy movies that often, but when I do, it's obviously going to be in widescreen. And there's nothing as irritating as finding a movie I want, only to find that whatever place I'm in carries only the fullscreen version. It's the same reason I get irritated with people who insist on lower screen resolutions; it means that most websites are forced to cater to these cavemen, meaning that my high-res screen is filled with empty white when I view these sites.
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR