OK, the first thing is that I do NOT want to start another argument about whether it is OK to zoom a movie. We will never all agree on this.
What I do want to do is have a a thread which documents WHICH HD-DVD or Blue-ray players can (a) zoom a movie presented in about 2.35 to 2.4 to 1 in order to fill the vertical height of a screen, and, preferably (b) can do so preserving all the resolution detail that is available in the movie. Clearly (b) matters as there is in principle 1080 lines of detail in an HD film and that can be zoomed by up to 1.5 and still get uncompromised 720p (while more than filling the vertical height of a 720p screen) and indeed up to about 1.4 for uncompromised 768p.
I can state for a fact that the Toshiba E1 with 1.3 firmware cannot even do (a). Can owners of XE1, US models and PS3, Panasonic and Samsung BR players please make a quick comment as to what their experience is?
Please would moderators remove any replies making unhelpful comments about whether this should be allowed? Those of us with 720p and/or smaller screens should be able to do this is if we choose to do so, and I think a database thread saying what is possible on which machines would be helpful. Even my old SD DVD Panny 97 player can do it on SD discs!
What I do want to do is have a a thread which documents WHICH HD-DVD or Blue-ray players can (a) zoom a movie presented in about 2.35 to 2.4 to 1 in order to fill the vertical height of a screen, and, preferably (b) can do so preserving all the resolution detail that is available in the movie. Clearly (b) matters as there is in principle 1080 lines of detail in an HD film and that can be zoomed by up to 1.5 and still get uncompromised 720p (while more than filling the vertical height of a 720p screen) and indeed up to about 1.4 for uncompromised 768p.
I can state for a fact that the Toshiba E1 with 1.3 firmware cannot even do (a). Can owners of XE1, US models and PS3, Panasonic and Samsung BR players please make a quick comment as to what their experience is?
Please would moderators remove any replies making unhelpful comments about whether this should be allowed? Those of us with 720p and/or smaller screens should be able to do this is if we choose to do so, and I think a database thread saying what is possible on which machines would be helpful. Even my old SD DVD Panny 97 player can do it on SD discs!