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Philips 21:9 Cinema TV
Monday, 06 Jul 2009 ~ Posted by Mook
I’m not sure I get it. Just seen this on “Something for the weekend” and it makes no sense.
Cinema screens are 21:9, unlike widescreen TV’s which are 16:9
So, even on a widescreen TV, when watching a DVD, you get borders.
So Philips are releasing a TV which is 21:9 in screen ration, for ” film buffs”, so they can watch film’s in the format the director filmed it in.
Trouble is is, unless you buy media in the 21:9 format, you’ll still get borders, and you can’t watch TV on it without everything getting squashed or again having borders.
Then, because its so wide, even a 56″ screen looks smaller than a 16:9 42″.
Whats the point? Surely if you are a “film buff” willing to spend 4k on a TV, you’d just buy a really good projector, or the best 16:9 screen money can buy?!?!
Just feels a bit pointless if i’m honest.
Mook
Tags: 12:9, 16:9, ambi-light, buff, cinema, dvd, lcd, media, philips, widescreen
July 13, 2009
6:53 pm
Sounds like a marketing ploy. I did always wonder how and why they settled on the various screen ratios (16:9 etc). Its also worth noting, that not *all* films are shot in 21:9… Surely it makes more sense to buy a massive ‘mainstream’ 16:9 and put up with the bars on 21:9 films, rather than have to put up with bars on *everything else*.
Mainstream products are always better value than ’specialist’ products too!