(2024-12) The Return of VHS (& Dolby Surround?)

[kfbkfb]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20...-vhs-limited-edition-collectible-release-date
^^^
It'll present the movie, appropriately, in a 4:3 aspect ratio


(Amazon sells refurb VHS VCRs)


Kirk Bayne

 

[jaap74]

Sooooooooooo dumb......

Actually saw that movie at the cinema, was terrible

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

I wonder why it's only being presented in 4:3...

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

I wonder why it's only being presented in 4:3...

No doubt for all the collectors out there who stlll not only have a VHS VCR but also a 4:3 CRT TV! HA!

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

I have never, ever understood the analog media revival trend. Wanting a worse version of something just because it's cool? Next thing you know, it'll be cool to wear things like ripped jeans or...wait a minute...

 

[jefe1]

Wait a minute I still have a 4:3 CRT Tv a Sony Trinitron. Runs with a Samsung HD tuner for 1080i reception.

Okay Ill wait for the laughter to stop.......or slow down.....

 

[4-earredwonder]

I have never, ever understood the analog media revival trend. Wanting a worse version of something just because it's cool? Next thing you know, it'll be cool to wear things like ripped jeans or...wait a minute...

Cassettes traveling @ 1 7/8 ips and now THIS! 240 lines of resolution with HiFi in Dolby Surround ..... wonder how many VHS players are actually still functioning??????

It's bad enough that 480p DVDs are still being mass produced and gulped up by people who haven't even transitioned to blu~ray much less 4K...and they cost as much as both if you check Deep Discount's current pricing.

Has the world gone SHIT?

Why, YES!

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

What next... Laserdisc...

 

[kfbkfb]

Wait a minute I still have a 4:3 CRT Tv a Sony Trinitron. Runs with a Samsung HD tuner for 1080i reception.

Okay Ill wait for the laughter to stop.......or slow down.....

I still use a 4:3 19" CRT TV in my basement system ($99 from Sears in 2006) to watch OTA TV, VHS, CED, LD, VideoCD, DVD, [UHD]Blu-ray [Quadio info screens too] and my time shifted VHS recordings from my streaming services.


Kirk Bayne

 

[4-earredwonder]

What next... Laserdisc...

Or better yet, bring back RCA's SELECTAVISION...utilizing a stylus to read gunked up discs which were nestled in a 'caddy!' What were they thinking??????

 

[DrKlahn]

I wonder why it's only being presented in 4:3...

I guess some people miss only seeing part of a movie. As someone who hated Pan and Scan with a passion this is might be the dumbest video release in recent memory.

I sought out VHS tapes that preserved the original AR. Better to see the whole movie with bars than wiping your a%* with scene composition to pander to people who want their screen filled at any cost. 4:3 was ugly for movies then and is just nuts today.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

4:3 was ugly for movies then and is just nuts today.

There are quite a few movies intentionally framed for 4:3 however and in those cases it should be kept in its original ratio!

 

[DrKlahn]

There are quite a few movies intentionally framed for 4:3 however and in those cases it should be kept in its original ratio!

Of course, if it didn't come across I want to preserve the AR period. The film in question was not shot in 4:3 and would be butchered to fit it. The statement of 4:3 being ugly for films is twofold. First, is that a lot of films were shot wider and thus severely cropped to fit the AR and second the fact that it didn't work well from a screen utilization standpoint to display a lot of movies in their native AR.

I do know where you are coming from though. Films shot in Academy 1.37:1 are very close to 4:3 as are film IMAX features. Both will fill the majority (or all of it if the old CRT set has some overscan) of a 4:3 TV/screen with no cropping and shouldn't be cropped to fit a wider display.

 

[jefe1]

4ears, you were a mighty mouse fan?
I bet you still listen to your cassettes in secret.