Why do I still have black bars with a widescreen TV?

BrianO · 02-13-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by defcon23

If you dont like the bars theres always an option to buy FULL SCREEN versions of the movie but you wont get the widescreen ratios which in intended to show the full picture of the movie the way it is shown in theaters.

"Fullscreen" DVDs have an aspect ratio of 4:3. They only fill the screen on 4:3 TVs. They will have bars on the sides when shown on a widescreen TV.

forfun · 03-30-2009, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by firsTraveler

Because different source materials are shot in many different aspect ratios.

yes that's right man i agree with you

4Cowboys4Life · 10-14-2009, 07:29 PM

For me, it's not that there are bars, it's that I want to see all 58" that my HDTV has to give me.

BrianO · 10-15-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Cowboys4Life

For me, it's not that there are bars, it's that I want to see all 58" that my HDTV has to give me.

Then restrict your viewing to discs of HD TV programs, or discs with movies with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. HD TV programs have an AR of 16:9 (=1.78:1) which matches the AR of your TV. Movies with an AR of 1.85:1 will usually fill the screen of your 16:9 TV because of the overscan built into the TV. Even on a TV without overscan the bars exhiibited on a 1.85:1 movie will be barely noticeable.

Of course, using this strategy will deprive of of the opportunity of watching some very good current movies and some real classics, but the choice is yours.

If the aspect ratio is not listed on the box, you can find the info on the Internet Movie Data Base at http://www.imdb.com

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4Cowboys4Life High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 163	For me, it's not that there are bars, it's that I want to see all 58" that my HDTV has to give me.