I think the point we're trying to make is that we want the option to be available, whether we're purists and ok with black bars, whether we're ok with fatter Rooney or even if we're ok with headless - and defeeted - chickens

what if the update had taken away the pillarbox option?

Yeah u maybe right about HD channel. But I think we here discuss about SD channels.
Stretch or zoom option right now dont give any problem to HD channels. 

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Added on March 11, 2010, 4:38 pm
Yeah ur right. Just give us all the option and we decide.

yes but recently i become fan of pillarboxing and disgusted with distorted picture

music producers these days are already distorting the music, but that's another story

Protest because they simply doesn't include the "stretch" option, why give one option and take one back.

And for those who really asking why some people want to have "stretch" option when viewing SD channel rather than pillarbox, well...it seems that not all of us have large tv, for smaller screen, small pillarbox doesn't hurt them. Just imagine half a foot pillarbox either side of your screen.... don't ask why.

Agreed... After using pillarbox for 2 days.. i am starting to begin to accept it.. HOWEVER there still are concerns.. Celestial Movies for one show almost all their shows in a letterbox format.. This gives my tv a double border like look when it adds to pillar box..

You can try this on animal planet as well... It reduces my screen to such a small size..letterbox plus pillar box.. -> What the hell man? I get a plastic border (the tv shell) and also an on screen border and the show is freakishly small..

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And before any smart alec's start telling me to go zoom on such channels... i did that already and when i do.. the subtitles get knocked off the screen (because they are in the letter box border.

Switch to AV cable seems to be a stupid solution for just some channels

Right. That's very slick advertising on their end. Say it would be on HD channel, but purposely leave out the detail about it being NOT in HD. Cue gullible people who don't know better falling left and right. And the sad thing is, people cannot take legal action because they did deliver their promise of the race on HD channel.

Why not Pillar Box, Zoom, Stretch? Then everyone would be happy.

They must be really stupid or it's some kinda technical limitation.

astro now playing an Ad showing that SD best to watch in its standard mode.. and showing the aspect ratio thiggy also for byond.. i still prefer fit to screen!

exactly auditor from where? HDMI? MCMC?...