I love movies and I adore picking up DVD copies of my faves. My DVD collection does not only involve the discs but the players as well. The latest addition is a cartable widescreen DVD player which I can carry wherever I go.
The Widescreen Format
Blame the requirement to upgrade to widescreens to the movie industry as they have been using this format since times long past. Watching movies in the standard 4:3 ratio television sets is such a vexing experience created by the need to deal with watching the movie either cropped, with only the center portion being shown, or with the black bands on top and at the bottom of the screen, known as letterboxes, which in turn reduce the picture size. With a reduced picture size, I have a tendency to squint at the screen particularly with smaller television sets. I obviously prefer to watch widescreen DVD films or any movie for that matter with a widescreen TV.
Then here come the copy pussy TV networks who have switched to the widescreen format as well, making it a prerequisite to own widescreen televisions. The fact is, not only have I have a widescreen television for my entertainment room; all my television sets are widescreens. Though, that could be a small price to pay in return for ideal viewing satisfaction, particularly when it came to watching my all time favourite films, or movies.
Movie Buff on the Go
My day is ruled by the consistent need to attend for truly long amounts of time and those periods have a tendency to feel longer without something to amuse myself with. That is why I have invested in a portable widescreen DVD player too. Now, I can bring my movie watching habit wherever I go and waiting periods are now not a bore.