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Examples
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But if I shot while holding the iPhone vertically, the footage would end up pillarboxed, with black bars on both sides.
Flip and iPhone 4 Face Off Lauren Goode 2010
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I think the aspect-ratio issue is due to lingering paranoia about burn-in; pillarboxed black bars to either side of a 4:3 image displayed to correct aspect on a 16:9 display images would cause burn-in on many older widescreen TVs, especially plasmas.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Problem with New Wide-Gamut LCD Panels 2008
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This film is seldom shown on TV and even when it is shown it is typically pillarboxed.
Home Theater Forum 2010
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This film is seldom shown on TV and even when it is shown it is typically pillarboxed.
Home Theater Forum Corey 2010
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A few days ago, the signal changed from 4: 3 to something like a pillarboxed square.
Home Theater Forum 2010
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This film is seldom shown on TV and even when it is shown it is typically pillarboxed.
Home Theater Forum 2010
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This film is seldom shown on TV and even when it is shown it is typically pillarboxed.
Home Theater Forum Corey 2010
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Boo on the fact that these scenes are both pillarboxed and letterboxed, though.
High-Def Digest: All High-Def Disc News Nate Boss 2010
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This film is seldom shown on TV and even when it is shown it is typically pillarboxed.
Home Theater Forum GlennH 2010
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This film is seldom shown on TV and even when it is shown it is typically pillarboxed.
Home Theater Forum 2010
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