Widescreen anger !

[Wij]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/24363.html

 

[Summo]

What the...?

There are so many unanswered questions in that article. He shot himself in the head? Twice? Over widecreen TV retailers?

I need more info. If anybody comes across a proper news link please post it here. Or even better, start a new thread about it! (heh heh)

 

[xane]

I remember playing the Star Wars widescreen edition on my shiney new Sony Super Trinitron to find out the put the subtitles (when Jabba talks to Han Solo) in the smegging border region, which of course on a widescreen is not visible (or half visible).

It's maybe fortunate that somebody didn't tell him that "widescreen" TVs are only 16:9 yet feature films are often 22:9, so even with a "widescreen" TV you'll get a border too (or cut offs at the sides).

 

[Wij]

He might have tried for another shot if he'd heard that

 

[*Exor*]

I've never understood widescreen TV's. I don't like them - got one though

*Exor grabs AK47

 

[Testin da Cable]

this happened within 500 meters of where I work. in fact we have an office there. Phillips, the company he was trying to get at had moved out ages ago.

 

[Wij]

ooh, got any more info ?

 

[mr.Blacky]

He was an american i believe. They stopped the trains and metro while they knew the "bomb" didn't even have enough power to blow anything really important up.

 

[old.Fweddy]

he shot himself in the head twice? wow, he must of had a real death grip on the gun.

 

[caLLous]

Eek, El Reg is slow as hell today.

 

[Testin da Cable]

yes it is

what more do you want to know Wij? the bugger made me get home 4 hrs late and miss uh um something