Online Fame | A 'blog written by Chris Rhee

I was looking at reviews for the latest Frasier DVD (not that I need to be told that it’s a great show, but I just wanted to see what other people thought about it) and I came across this review:

I know the last season (or two) was filmed in HD. Now I know HD doesn’t necessarily mean widescreen, but I could have sworn Frasier season 11 was in widescreen on the HDTV channels. If that is the case, I will not be buying this. I want the ENTIRE picture.

I’ll refrain from calling this person names and just move on to say that widescreen (or whatever aspect ratio HDTV uses) IS the full picture. And to get the “full screen” (or 4:3 aspect ratio of older televisions), someone has to cut off or zoom in on certains parts of the original video.

I remember a nice little segment in the special features on the Die Hard DVD with director commentary that showed you the original shot (the “widescreen” view), which is what the director wanted the shot to look like and then showed you the altered video (the “full screen” view). Too bad that segment of the DVD isn’t available as a public service announcement of sorts for people who aren’t familiar with the differences of widescreen and full screen.

Don’t be fooled by the words, “full screen”!

(By the way, to the guy who posted that review: Come on! People who watch Frasier should know everything there is about everything. You’re definitely out of the club.)

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