Whats up with this “Theatrical Wide screen”?
The market for the 2.35:1 Movie Aspect Widescreen’s is really the dedicated home theater. No TV tuner just movies. The effect of bars on the top and bottom of a screen can be distracting. Thes are usually not black but a function of grey in most cases. That side these monitors can display these movies without distortion and as close to native format as you can get. 16:9 was essentially a compromise on the part of the ATSC, and remember from history when one compromises no one is happy. In the transition stages of DTV 4:3 programing would look odd centered in a 2:35:1 TV. That was the desire of most engineers for home use. They felt that 2:35:1 is much closer to the human eye and a good overall setup since not much would require change. Most could use off the shelf parts and systems.However the Motion picture industry was in a full blown panic. The feared that if people had high quality screens at home they would stop going to the overpriced movies (their words not mine). They wanted to
