Note: Ok, this is highly movie related but please let it in the NBJ section, since it is indirectly very important for my diploma. Thank you.

Saying that, I would like to ask everyone to answer who has got a serious opinion on the topic. Thank you.

I put this in rather open questions and no questionnaire because I don't want to use the results directly in my paper. It should be more of an aid what to consider in my paper.

Here's the questions:

Do you mind black bars on your TV screen when watching a movie? Do you think they are necessary? Why, why not?

Do you think it is ok when the picture always covers the full screen (US citzens?)?

Do you realize when a movie is shown in correct/incorrect aspect ratio?
When do you realize that?

Do you you get upset when a microphone appears on top of the picture?
What do you think is the reason for it?

If you own a widescreen TV how/when/why do you use the aspect ratio button? Do you watch standard pictures with black bars on the left and right?

Do you pay attention on the aspect ratio signs on DVDs?


You don't need to answer every single question (in fact, you don't need to answer at all if you don't want to ), it's just some hints. Feel free to add whatever comes to your mind regarding aspect ratios, maybe how things are handled in your country.
Thanks in advance.