Aspect Ratio

Hi, I'm a bit confused about this. The only way I can fill my 1080p screen is if the movie was made in 1.85:1 ratio right? It has nothing to do with how my player is connected to my receiver right? ie HDMI Btw, my player is set to (normal) 16.9. I just prefer a full screen vs. bars at the top & bottom.
Thanks a lot

Hi, I'm a bit confused about this. The only way I can fill my 1080p screen is if the movie was made in 1.85:1 ratio right? It has nothing to do with how my player is connected to my receiver right? ie HDMI Btw, my player is set to (normal) 16.9. I just prefer a full screen vs. bars at the top & bottom.
Thanks a lot

Actually both 1:78:1 and 1:85:1 will fill up a 16:9 screen and yes there is no way for a wider movie to fill up the screen without distoring the picture. Most films are either 1:85:1 or 2:40:1, but there are some exceptions out there. This is a great link from IMDB on aspect ratios as it shows which movies are what ratio: http://us.imdb.com/Sections/DVDs/AspectRatios/

It's up to the studios if their moves fill an entire 16:9 screen and not the player, get used to it. :)

Thanks for the great link HD Goofnut :)

Thanks for the great link HD Goofnut :)

No problem Mark.

Hi, I'm a bit confused about this. The only way I can fill my 1080p screen is if the movie was made in 1.85:1 ratio right? It has nothing to do with how my player is connected to my receiver right? ie HDMI Btw, my player is set to (normal) 16.9. I just prefer a full screen vs. bars at the top & bottom.
Thanks a lot

Read this link to a sticky to know what is happening and why:

http://www.highdefforum.com/high-definition-lounge/4705-bars-bars-more-bars.html

I put sticky links to this thread in this very section as well as a few others, so it can be seen in the sections where the question gets asked frequently. ;)

Again, thanks guys for the very useful information.