Netflix Streaming aspect ratio?

awelgraven

awelgraven

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So I thought I'd re-watch Super 8 yesterday on Netflix Streaming. I originally watched in theaters so I knew it was shot anamorphic. IMDB says it was shot 2.35.1... not sure if that's accurate, or if it was actually shot 2.39.1.

But on Netflix Streaming (via Xbox 360), it streamed in 16.9. It was obvious from some very dubious framing that it was being pan/scanned. There's a button on the player to adjust the aspect ratio, but for me it changed nothing no matter what setting I was on. The same thing happened for Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol.

Is this normal for Netflix? Am I missing a setting on the Xbox to display the content in the original aspect ratio?

For the record, my wife "thought it looked fine the way it was." :p
 
It varies by movie. It all depends on what the distributor provides them. Super 8 is 2.35 on my netflix, but the Canadian service is different than the American one. Ghost protocol is full frame though.
 
I think some distributors just send Netflix the same version of the movie they give cable companies, which are often full frame 16:9. Another possibility is that it's a way of crippling it so people will still want to buy the blu-rays and dvd's with the proper aspect ratio...Oh, and I was mistaken. Super 8 is 16:9. I could have sworn it wasn't.
 
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