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Now let's do a little quick math.
現在讓我們迅速算一算。
If we compare a major cinematic film produced on a 2.35 to 1 aspect frame with my standard 4 to 3 TV screen, we find out that only 55% of the movie can actually fit on the screen at any one time.
比較一下2.35：1的銀幕電影和4：3的標準電視屏幕，我們就能發現，只有55%的電影，每一幕都可以完整地搬上屏幕。
Just over half!
只有一半多一點！
You've seen the disclaimer at the beginning of the movie on TV or DVD that says "this film has been modified from its original format to fit on your TV screen."
電視或DVD里的電影開始前，都有一條免責聲明說“這部電影的內容，已經修改為適合電視熒屏播出的尺寸。”
Well, what it should say is "we are only displaying 55% of the movie of our choosing."
其實，它該說的是“我們只展示了選出的55%的電影畫面。”
Now for all the full-screen TV lovers, this is your dilemma: do you want to see all the movie, or is 55% good enough? How about new TVs?
對所有熱愛全屏電視的人來說，這是個進退兩難的局面：你想看電影的所有，還是質量好的55%那部分？那換個新電視機呢？
Around the start of the century, some widescreen TVs emerged in a 16 to 9, or 1.78 times wider than it is tall.
本世紀初，有些寬屏電視采用了16：9，也就是1.78：1的長寬比，
Well, this screen fits the movie a little better, but still only shows 75% of the original movie at one time.
這樣的屏幕與電影稍微匹配了一些，但也只適合75%的原版電影。
Suppose someone made a TV for your living room that was actually 2.35 to 1 to show those full movies?
如果有人在客廳裝了2.35：1的電視來放原版電影呢？
Well, the TV with the same height as the most current 50-inch TVs - that TV would be close to six feet long.
如果這電視的寬度和一般電視一樣有50英寸(127cm)，那它的長度就要達到6英尺(1.83m)。
And on top of that, you'd only use the full screen when you watched movies.
關鍵是，你只有看電影時，才需要這么大的全屏。
Most of the other content would have to be stretched, or have empty space on the sides of the screen.
而其他畫面要么會被拉伸，要么會讓屏幕邊緣留下黑邊。
Of course, there is one more option. We can just shrink the movie screen proportionally, to fit the width of your home television.
當然，還有一個選擇。我們可以按比例縮小電影畫面來與電視屏幕相匹配。
Now we can mathematically scale the original to fit exactly the width of the screen and this'll preserve the entire movie screen, but show the infamous black bars along the top and bottom that so many television watchers abhor.
我們能給電影算出正好適合屏幕的長寬比，并保留電影的全部畫面，但畫面上下會出現難看的黑條，很不受電視觀眾待見。
Of course, now you can argue that we're only using 75% of that screen.
當然，你也可以說現在我們只用了屏幕的75%。
And that is where the real question is: do you want your full screen, or do you want to see the entire movie?
這才是真正的問題：你想充分利用屏幕的每一寸，還是看到完整的電影畫面？
Most likely, you just need a bigger TV.
最有可能的是，你需要買一臺更大的電視。
