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Old 07-11-2007, 01:06 AM   #8
BrianO
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Originally Posted by Big Pauly View Post
but 1.78 and 1.85 are the ones that play in full screen on my 50" Samsung plasma....
Rbinck is not confused. 1.85:1 only fills your 16:9 screen because of the overscan built into your TV. That overscan will also cause your 1.78:1 images to be clipped around the edges rather than fit the screen exactly.

On a 16:9 TV with no overscan, 1.85:1 movies will exhibit thin black bars.
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