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The reason they don't crop when making the discs is because a lot of people would rather see the movie in the CORRECT aspect instead of things being cut out. I'm sure you will see more people shooting in 16x9 in the future since digital movie cameras are becoming more popular. The fact is though 2.35:1 is extremely common and is used all the time in theaters. Many directors like it. I often prefer it too as long as it's on a BIG screen. Widescreen to me is completely useless on small laptop screens because vertical resolution is paramount. Not sure why people get so choked up about black bars. They are black. If they were white I might understand the problem or I guess if you have 22" screen.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 1:23PM