Another thing I have learned: It's a tough conversion. Here's what I did. Watch 5 movies that you have seen a lot of in widescreen, then just try to go back to pan & scan. You can't. The difference is incredible. Your mind just sort of registers how these movies are framed, you'll appreciate it when all of the characters are talking on screen, and the annoyance of simply knowing you're missing something it too much. You'll also see things in your favorites you never noticed before.
Watching movies cropped is WRONG. There, I said it. You are not doing yourself a favor. There is a very good chance you may not like a movie if you watch it panned & scanned. I cannot even fathom what the "Lord of the Rings" movies would be like chopped up. Think of it this way:
A massive army of 100 orcs approaches the enemy.
Or:
A massive army of 1,000 orcs approaches the enemy.
Which has more impact? Which puts the good guys in a tighter spot? The bottom one right? That's widescreen. Pan & scan will lose half of the army to cropping. How could possibly watch a movie like that?
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