[mythtv-users] OT: Aspect ratio broadcast rant

[Alasdair Macdonald]

On 18 February 2016 at 21:13, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:

> Letterboxing on SD is just awful.  SD is is low enough resolution that
> you really don't want to go any lower.

I can remember seeing some Cinemascope (2.35:1) movies letterboxed for
broadcast in the 1980's. It wasn't especially common, but some were
shown in a ridiculously small area of the screen. Now *that* was a
questionable way have a cinematic experience.