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Question: What is letterbox widescreen?
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| Answer: Letterbox widescreen refers to a DVD-Video that is encoded in the 4:3 (full frame) aspect ratio format. DVD-Video can accommodate video encoding in either 4:3 aspect ratio or 16:9 aspect ratio. Because most movies are theatrically shown in 1.85:1 or 2.35:1 aspect ratios, a letterbox (the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom of the TV screen) presentation is used to preserve the theatrical aspect ratio within a 4:3 aspect ratio screen. |
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