Another reason I hate HDTV...

[Andyman]

Originally Posted by Carmine

Not trying to be a smartass; but should I buy one TV for movies only, and another 4:3 set for sit-coms, "news", American Idol, Infomercials, Home videos, Law & Order, Bonanza re-runs, etc.?

Also, is at any more of a crime to crop an Adam Sandler movie-master-piece down to 4:3 than it would be to stretch Twilight Zone to 16:9?

Well, I just suck it up and watch the "shorter" version with the black bands.

Personally, I can't see stretching at all; it seems to distort the image, where cropping eliminates portions but maintains proportion. I really don't want to see Rod with a sz 46 waist smoking a ceegar