[HPFGU-Movie] Wide/full screen/ DVD players (was Re: CoS still on in cinemas)/ "sexy" (was Oldman as Sirius)

[Richelle Votaw]

Lisa writes:

> Thanks for the preview of the cover. But I do have a question, which 
> is better, full screen or wide screen?

Full screen.  Some movies wide screen is better, but with HP (at least SS/PS) you lose more with the wide screen than you do with the full screen.  Make sense?  There's a site somewhere that has some pictures comparing the shots, and to me the wide screen cuts off so much it takes away from the movie.  Like part of Harry's letter, things like that are important to me!

Anne U. writes:

> My real concern is that our *TV* can't handle the DVD sound quality. 
> The TV most likely to be hooked up to the DVD is 13 years old and the 
> picture quality on it sucks to the point where any white article of 
> clothing ends up green around the edges (I don't know the technical 
> term for this but it's very annoying to look at). I guess we're lucky 
> our TV can handle 100+ cable channels.

I don't even have a TV, I have an ancient computer monitor that's hooked up to my DVD/VCR.  The sound was okay through it, but I figured out how to hook it up so the picture goes to it and the sound goes to the big speakers on my stereo system.  Which is awesome, but can definitely blast you out of the room if you're not careful!

bboy_mn:

>>You can drop one letter from the word 'sexy' and claim that it
>>is all about sex, but in common usage, the word means attractive.
>>"Highly appealing or interesting; attractive", that is not the formal
>>definition, but it is the common usage; slang.

Sophiamcl writes:(dangerously close to off topic.)

>Can't agree. "Sexy" to me is attractive with the subtext "desireable." Just= 
>"attractive" on the other hand works in all kinds of contexts, like "duende= 
>, charisma, a dynamic appeal, a certain presence". Just my two knuts.

I object.  I have never in my life used the word "sexy" to mean desirable.  I suppose I get this from my aunt, who uses the term very loosely.  For example, she loves the way I wear my socks folded down, it shows my sexy ankles.  Is there anything desirable about my ankles?  I think not.  


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