Re: If it ONLY lists Widescreen, does it mean (that) DVD has NO Std. 4:3 TV display option?

<< Wanting to see only 60% of the film is the pathetic part. >>

While I agree with you, this isn't neccesarily the case with *all* Pan & Scan
titles. Many movies over the last few years have been filmed on Super35, a
format that actually gains more than it losses when transfered into Pan & Scan.
It's fairly meaningless, seeing as most directors block that area out while
shooting, and the information at the upper and lower portions of the screen
gained through a P&S transfer is useless, but the fact still remains. James
Cameron shoots fairly regularly on Super35, The Abyss is among the films he's
done this with. I have The Abyss on Widescreen DVD, as I feel it should be, and
I love it. Cameron, however, actually once said he *preferred* the Pan & Scan
version. In any case, it's all rather pointless. Movies are made and shown
theatrically in a widescreen format, and that's how they are meant to be
viewed. Either learn to ignore the black bars or make sure your next TV is a
16:9 set. High quality 30 inch 16:9 HD tube TVs can be had for as little as
$1,299, and prices drop regularly.