# What's the worst pan-and-scan DVD you've ever seen?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 7, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-pan-and-scan-dvd-youve-ever-seen/283641 "2005-01-07T20:56:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-pan-and-scan-dvd-youve-ever-seen/283641/21 "2005-01-08T12:37:47Z")

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The Aviator DVD I have is a terrible pan and scan. The view is only the middle part of the screen. It has the “zoom” part without the “pan”.

Of course, it’s in China and it’s a camcorder, so there you go. Why in the world they zoomed in to make it full screen I have no idea.

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