Anamorphic dvd's?

For a great down to earth explanation, folow this link
http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/information/anamorphic.htm
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I believe this 2.35:1 and 1.85:1` is representative to the amount of compression on the DVD.The less compression (1.85) allows 16:9 widescreens display the full screen. On 2.35:1 theres more compression, thereby requiring a smaller display to have the appearance of full resolution.

Since you have a widescreen TV, just check the DVD for a few key catch phrases that you need for a good widescreen image:

16:9 enhanced for widescreen TVs

Anamorphic widescreen

If it don't say it, you don't get it, and you will be miserable for having purchased a useless DVD. Trust me, I have a ton of them that I purchased before I had the widescreen TV. Thankfully, the movie studios are re-releasing their old DVDs in an anamorphic format. 1.85:1 or 2.35:1, they can both be anamorphic video, its just that the 1.85:1 will fill the screen completely while the 2.35:1 will leave some little black bars above and below. You'll hardly notice. Good luck.

thanks for your update. it's helpful.