Bought an iPod, But I'm Still Not Sold On It
Okay, so I just acquired my FIRST iPod ep of The Office.
I was prepared for its itty-bitty image, but what I didn't expect is that it's presented in the wrong aspect ratio!
Ipods default to a display of 320x240, I've come to realize, which is our old pal 4x3. Since The Office is TV-widescreen, it should be letterboxed--even on the iPod--to a height of 180, because 320x180 = 1.78x1. But it's not! It's 320x192, or 1.67x1.
I guess Apple figured it needed to fill as much of the height of the itty-bitty screen as possible, but the result is that everyone is just a little squeezed:
when they should look like this:
I suppose the actors don't mind looking a little thinner... but sheesh!
I was prepared for its itty-bitty image, but what I didn't expect is that it's presented in the wrong aspect ratio!
Ipods default to a display of 320x240, I've come to realize, which is our old pal 4x3. Since The Office is TV-widescreen, it should be letterboxed--even on the iPod--to a height of 180, because 320x180 = 1.78x1. But it's not! It's 320x192, or 1.67x1.
I guess Apple figured it needed to fill as much of the height of the itty-bitty screen as possible, but the result is that everyone is just a little squeezed:
when they should look like this:
I suppose the actors don't mind looking a little thinner... but sheesh!
posted by Jeremy Butler at 8:52 PM
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