[avguytx]

They've been filming movies in widescreen for quite a few years in oddball aspect ratios that are wider that 16:9 (1.85:1 ratio). I think the first one (well known) was "Ben Hur" which is filmed in 2:35:1. I still have black bars on my widescreen TV but that's fine. I'd rather see the whole movie and not some ugly PAN SCAN conversion. Movie studios and theaters have been filming in multiple aspect ratios for years and can vary screen width based on how the movie was shot. At least with HD, there's a guideline as to the width they film in and not varying aspect ratios of TV's. I only have HD in one room in the house but all the other rooms are old school TV (4:3 ratio) which is fine for typical satellite or cable programming.

I think one thing a lot of people are misled on or don't understand is the fact that the transition will only affect the people that are watching TV via an antenna ONLY. For people with pay TV service (cable or satellite, etc), it doesn't matter. You have a box anyway and it takes car of it. IF you are watching TV with only an OTA antenna, then yes, you'll be the one that can't watch TV when they "flip" the proverbial switch. There will be adapter boxes...they pretty much have to do that. TV's won't be obsolete overnite. Whatever the reason the government needs the signal for is their deal.

I'm just happy to have the ability to watch BETTER TV pictures than the same old 4:3 crap that's been out since the dawn of time. It's time to have something better. Times change.