16x9 enhanced does not mean that you are seeing something different than the original print. 1.85 to 1 aspect of the original makes it so that you have no black bars on the top or bottom. If you have a 2.35 to 1 and it is 16x9 enhanced, you will still have the bars on the top and bottom.

What 16x9 enhanced means is that you get more resolution onto your viewing device. Normally, if a movie has been shot at 1.85 to 1, the black bars at the top and bottom would take some of the lines of resolution. By making it 16x9 enhanced, there are no black lines taking up this valuable resolution.

To test this, set your DVD player to show the 16x9 format on a full-screen tv. You'll notice that the picture becomes stretched on your screen. Set it back to full-screen, and now you will see the picture with black bars at the top and bottom. But these black bars are not present in the original DVD stream.

16x9 enhanced (or anamorphic video) is the only way to watch widescreen movies on DVD. I have a 65" widescreen HDTV that I watch movies on and I enjoy the additional resolution.

Brent (Mr. Electronics)
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