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Unfortunately the majority of their users probably don't want the letterbox format because they don't understand what the black bars are for. If they requested
by etler 13y ago
Unfortunately the majority of their users probably don't want the letterbox format because they don't understand what the black bars are for. If they requested both formats to give users the choice it would probably cost them more in licensing.
- jfb 13y agoThere's no reason to deliver video in a 16:9 box if the aspect ratio of the content isn't 16:9, so nobody should be wasting macroblocks on black bars. Which isn't to say that someone won't jam it down your throat.