Do you know the difference between the two? Full Screen DVD's are intended to be played on traditional TVs that are more square in shape, and widescreen DVDs are intended more for the current rectangular-shaped TVs.
"Full Screen" DVDs fits perfectly on the more square TV as they have the same 4:3 aspect ratio. Since almost all theatrical releases are filmed in a widescreen format, a full screen edition DVD must be "formatted" to fit a full screen TV. This is like cutting a 4x6 inch photo to fit in a 3x5 frame. Some of the image will be lost.
"Widescreen" DVDs are intended to be played on widescreen TVs - those that are more rectangular in shape. A widescreen DVD will fit close to the full size of a widescreen TV (16:9 aspect ratio), but since widescreen aspect ratios vary, the picture might not fit exactly. A widescreen DVD is the original unformatted movie just as it was released in theaters.
Both types of DVDs will play on either type of TV.
If you play a full screen DVD on a widescreen TV, the picture can either be stretched to fit the screen (making people look a little distorted), or it can be shown in the full screen format with 2 black bars on the right and the left of the screen.
If you play a widescreen DVD on a full screen TV, the picture will be shown with a black bar on the top and on the bottom of the screen. The size of the bars will vary depending on the aspect ratio of the DVD.
"Full Screen" DVDs fits perfectly on the more square TV as they have the same 4:3 aspect ratio. Since almost all theatrical releases are filmed in a widescreen format, a full screen edition DVD must be "formatted" to fit a full screen TV. This is like cutting a 4x6 inch photo to fit in a 3x5 frame. Some of the image will be lost.
"Widescreen" DVDs are intended to be played on widescreen TVs - those that are more rectangular in shape. A widescreen DVD will fit close to the full size of a widescreen TV (16:9 aspect ratio), but since widescreen aspect ratios vary, the picture might not fit exactly. A widescreen DVD is the original unformatted movie just as it was released in theaters.
Both types of DVDs will play on either type of TV.
If you play a full screen DVD on a widescreen TV, the picture can either be stretched to fit the screen (making people look a little distorted), or it can be shown in the full screen format with 2 black bars on the right and the left of the screen.
If you play a widescreen DVD on a full screen TV, the picture will be shown with a black bar on the top and on the bottom of the screen. The size of the bars will vary depending on the aspect ratio of the DVD.
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