NLS said:indeed
being ugly in the minds of some people and being CPU intensive for those who want to use it, doesn't mean it shouldn't be implemented
people that like it (and can "afford" it) will use it... the others won't
ALL 16:9 TV on planet Earth right now implement this feature. So it must be nice to some people (I know I always see TV like that and yes the guys near the edges look weird ...but since I am not one of them, I don't care... after all who cares about "video clarity" in a discussion show hehehe)
I was mainly making the point that this thread had a simpler, more achievable focus in mind, not that your suggestion should never be implemented. Also, if ALL 16:9 TVs on the planet implement this feature already, isn't it possible for people who want this to use their TVs aspect ratio correction as a sort of workaround in the mean time? I see the simpler aspect ratio options as a more important as far as usability and feasibility go, is all.