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What happens when you format a widescreen film for full screen televisions

August 31, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

The pan and scan method (which allows for widescreen formats on full screen) ends up changing the director’s view of the film dramatically. Sometimes, the changes are so much that the full screen version ends up being a completely different … Continue reading →

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Kindle DX not big enough? Try the Kindle DXXX!

May 7, 2009 @ 5:57 pm

Not satisfied with the recent announcement of the larger Kindle DX? Then you might be interested in the new and improved super-large Kindle DXXX. It’s so big that you can read the Amazon.com website on it. Thanks Mrgan!

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Widescreen Tetris

March 11, 2009 @ 11:50 am

How do you turn Tetris, one of the most addictive games in the world, into an unplayable mess? You expand the gameplay area and make the pieces smaller than normal. The result is what’s being dubbed “Tetris HD” and it’s … Continue reading →

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YouTube goes widescreen

November 25, 2008 @ 10:08 am

If you’re watching a video on YouTube today, you’ll notice that the viewing area of the page has been expanded and the video player itself has switched to a widescreen format. I felt like I had something more profound to … Continue reading →

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