Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“What an arrogant get he is.”
“What an arrogant get he is.”
Given your constant insults and feelings of superiority aimed at both broadcasters and other viewers,one could say the same about you.
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“a number of viewers are so interminably thick they'll think that stretching a 4:3 programme across a 16:9 makes it "widescreen", and that a flatscreen TV makes everything "HD"”
“a number of viewers are so interminably thick they'll think that stretching a 4:3 programme across a 16:9 makes it "widescreen", and that a flatscreen TV makes everything "HD"”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“(although ITV and Five are being quite lame about it)”
“(although ITV and Five are being quite lame about it)”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“The average viewer doesn't have any real understanding of things like that.”
“The average viewer doesn't have any real understanding of things like that.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“but then you don't really care what you watch, do you?”
“but then you don't really care what you watch, do you?”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“Which films have Five shown in 2.35:1? I don't know of any. They're the most clueless out of all the broadcasters.”
“Which films have Five shown in 2.35:1? I don't know of any. They're the most clueless out of all the broadcasters.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“Medusa hired a very clueless man as their Head DVD producer”
“Medusa hired a very clueless man as their Head DVD producer”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“But then it was Five, so what do you expect?”
“But then it was Five, so what do you expect?”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“BBC2 went with a 16:9 print of There Will Be Blood. Dimwits.”
“BBC2 went with a 16:9 print of There Will Be Blood. Dimwits.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“You've bought a Blu-ray player yet don't mind films getting cropped? Does not compute.
Blu-ray is meant to be for people who have a love of films, not who don't mind them being screwed about by TV stations.”
“You've bought a Blu-ray player yet don't mind films getting cropped? Does not compute.
Blu-ray is meant to be for people who have a love of films, not who don't mind them being screwed about by TV stations.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“Aka "Currys employees"
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“Aka "Currys employees"
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Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“That's good to know. Shame the BBC keep showing their crappy old prints a lot of the time.”
“That's good to know. Shame the BBC keep showing their crappy old prints a lot of the time.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“How can it still be HD if it's a half-assed version? That's the kind of thing ITV usually do.
I think anyone dumb enough to use the 14:9 setting on their digibox gets everything they deserve.”
“How can it still be HD if it's a half-assed version? That's the kind of thing ITV usually do.
I think anyone dumb enough to use the 14:9 setting on their digibox gets everything they deserve.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“16:9 is not any more of a hardship for you than 14:9, and if you can't read text on a 14" 4:3 screen for a 16:9 programme/film then I have to say you do need glasses.”
“16:9 is not any more of a hardship for you than 14:9, and if you can't read text on a 14" 4:3 screen for a 16:9 programme/film then I have to say you do need glasses.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“the broadcasters are one of the groups of people who don't really care about their output.”
“the broadcasters are one of the groups of people who don't really care about their output.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“For anyone who thinks that I just ask them how they managed to get a driving licence with such poor eyesight.”
“For anyone who thinks that I just ask them how they managed to get a driving licence with such poor eyesight.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“Well, Ocean's 5.2 at 9pm, and Ocean's 7.8 at 10.35pm, since they're too moronic not to try and schedule films that aren't going to clash with the news.”
“Well, Ocean's 5.2 at 9pm, and Ocean's 7.8 at 10.35pm, since they're too moronic not to try and schedule films that aren't going to clash with the news.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“2/3 of JFK on BBC2 right now. What a "FK" up
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“2/3 of JFK on BBC2 right now. What a "FK" up
”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“The BBFC can be such twits (misprint).”
“The BBFC can be such twits (misprint).”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“I thought they were just being morons, as they often were with films until recently.”
“I thought they were just being morons, as they often were with films until recently.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“Just had a look myself. ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!”
“Just had a look myself. ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“There is help available... Give £2/month... or whatever you can...
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“There is help available... Give £2/month... or whatever you can...
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Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“And if my family wanted to watch a cropped film, I'd disown them.”
“And if my family wanted to watch a cropped film, I'd disown them.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“God, that woman needed a reality check.”
“God, that woman needed a reality check.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“Well, it's just a "Mine's bigger than yours" willy-waving contest now and the channels are run by bean counters rather than people who care about what the viewers want, that much is obvious.
None of them dare remove their logos now because they're so retarded that they think they'll lose ratings as a result, or that they'll get a hard time from their bosses. It's a sorry situation.”
“Well, it's just a "Mine's bigger than yours" willy-waving contest now and the channels are run by bean counters rather than people who care about what the viewers want, that much is obvious.
None of them dare remove their logos now because they're so retarded that they think they'll lose ratings as a result, or that they'll get a hard time from their bosses. It's a sorry situation.”
Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“BBC HD and BBC1 HD is controlled by an idiot.”
“BBC HD and BBC1 HD is controlled by an idiot.”




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) I wonder if they played any part in C4's move to OAR? I guess we'll never know...