"scott" <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> Oh, on my Sky box if you tell them that you have a 4:3 device connected it
> chops off the sides to make a 4:3 picture from a 16:9 one.  Some programs
> that I see (I think that Snooker might be one of them) keep all the
> important detail (ie the scores, any graphics etc) in the central part of
> the picture, so that those watching a 4:3 chopped image don't miss anythign
> important.

Not forgetting the channel logo (if it has one - another great thing about BBC),
which can be really irritating. I wouldn't mind if that got chopped off *at
all*.

And the "coming up next..." bars which obscure the critical action at the climax
of a movie. Those grind my gears even more. :)

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