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The problem here is that Artisan is using different terminolgy than the rest of the DVD industry. They started with this fullscreen - enhanced for 16x9 stuff back with their release of the CBS miniseries "Joan of Arc" (which was orginally filmed for 4x3 but is letterboxed at 1.85:1 on the disc!). The term 16x9 fullscreen does make sense, as almost the entire screen would be filled on a widescreen t.v. with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The confusing factor is the [...modified to fit your screen] message. This is not true, except, perhaps, in the case of "Joan of Arc." The other two titles "Buena Vista Social Club," which, as a side note, everyone should see, and "Stir of Echoes" are not modified from their original form. Perhaps Artisan created a standard set of labels for their "fullscreen - enhanced for 16x9" discs when they released "Joan," and haven't bothered to change it for the new discs, for which some of the information is incorrect.
To further confuse the issue, Artisan has continued to use "widescreen - enhanced for 16x9" on some of their releases, and not just scope movies, for which the whole "fullscreen" thing wouldn't apply anyway.
IMHO, Artisan needs to standardize their terminology. Confused consumers are not happy consumers, and will not buy the discs. There is nothing inherently wrong with the "fullscreen - enhanced..." term (it does, after all, make sense), but to use it along with other terms describing the same thing is outrageous.
I hope this is the definitive response to this topic.
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