Widescreen troubles

Sir Goulum · 12-29-2005, 05:24 PM

I was watching Batman Begins on my new widescreen tv, and I noticed that I still had the black bars on the bottom... is there any reason for that? Is it possible to get rid of it somehow? Thanks. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Bungleau · 12-29-2005, 06:14 PM

Does the owner's manual say anything about it? There may be a playback setting that controls it.

Larry_OHF · 12-30-2005, 12:22 AM

I was speaking a few months ago with a Circuit City rep., who told me something about it when I asked the same question. He said that it was normal for many screens to still have the black lines along the top and bottom, but depending on the size of the screen, those would be more or less noticeable. I remember doing a Google search on widescreen TVs a while back too...and read something about how many versions of "widescreen" there are on video.

Sorry I cannot be of anymore help other than to say that the size of your screen determines the size of those bars, and that those bars do not just go away like I used to think they would on every movie played.

Sir Goulum · 12-30-2005, 01:57 AM

Well, I found that I can make them a little less noticeable using some different screen types, it zooms it in a bit, but I just thought it was weird how the cable doesn't have any black bars but when I watch a movie it does.
There's different versions of widescreen? Hm... could it be that the movie is set for a different size than what the screen has?

Mack_Attack · 12-30-2005, 03:22 AM

When you get the TV. What kind. Pictures please.

Sir Goulum · 12-30-2005, 01:37 PM

Er... I already have it, macky, as these posts indicate. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Zink Whistlefly · 01-04-2006, 04:42 AM

Most widescreen TV's are in 16:9 format. Many DVD movies are also in 16:9 format (shown on the back of the DVD as 1.85:1 meaning that for every 1.85 horizontal pixels there is 1 vertical pixels) which would fit perfectly with no black lines or distortion. Most DVD movies are however a much wider 2.35:1 aspect. This will not completely fill a 16:9 widescreen TV, but the size of the black bars at the top and bottom of the movie will be substantially less than a 4:3 screen. You can use zoom functions to get a correct aspect full screen image but by doing this you are cropping the sides of the image. I'm not even sure that you can get a native 2.35:1 widescreen TV since most broadcasts would have to be stretched.

This flash movie explains this perfectly.

Mack_Attack · 01-04-2006, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
Er... I already have it, macky, as these posts indicate. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

?? I asked when did you get it. I was asking for pics of the beast. [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Sir Goulum · 01-04-2006, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zink Whistlefly:
Most widescreen TV's are in 16:9 format. Many DVD movies are also in 16:9 format (shown on the back of the DVD as 1.85:1 meaning that for every 1.85 horizontal pixels there is 1 vertical pixels) which would fit perfectly with no black lines or distortion. Most DVD movies are however a much wider 2.35:1 aspect. This will not completely fill a 16:9 widescreen TV, but the size of the black bars at the top and bottom of the movie will be substantially less than a 4:3 screen. You can use zoom functions to get a correct aspect full screen image but by doing this you are cropping the sides of the image. I'm not even sure that you can get a native 2.35:1 widescreen TV since most broadcasts would have to be stretched.

This flash movie explains this perfectly.

Ah, I see. So basically there isn't much to fix it. Oh well! Thanks for the info.

Macky- Yes, yes, I just can't read anymore ok? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Here ya go

Mack_Attack · 01-04-2006, 01:54 PM

WOW what a sweet unit.

12-29-2005, 06:14 PM	#2
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12-30-2005, 12:22 AM	#3
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 49 Posts: 14,759	I was speaking a few months ago with a Circuit City rep., who told me something about it when I asked the same question. He said that it was normal for many screens to still have the black lines along the top and bottom, but depending on the size of the screen, those would be more or less noticeable. I remember doing a Google search on widescreen TVs a while back too...and read something about how many versions of "widescreen" there are on video. Sorry I cannot be of anymore help other than to say that the size of your screen determines the size of those bars, and that those bars do not just go away like I used to think they would on every movie played. __________________

12-30-2005, 03:22 AM	#5
Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 52 Posts: 2,929	When you get the TV. What kind. Pictures please. __________________

01-04-2006, 01:54 PM	#10
Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 52 Posts: 2,929	WOW what a sweet unit. __________________

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12-29-2005, 05:24 PM	#1
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	I was watching Batman Begins on my new widescreen tv, and I noticed that I still had the black bars on the bottom... is there any reason for that? Is it possible to get rid of it somehow? Thanks. [img]smile.gif[/img]

12-30-2005, 01:57 AM	#4
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	Well, I found that I can make them a little less noticeable using some different screen types, it zooms it in a bit, but I just thought it was weird how the cable doesn't have any black bars but when I watch a movie it does. There's different versions of widescreen? Hm... could it be that the movie is set for a different size than what the screen has?

12-30-2005, 01:37 PM	#6
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	Er... I already have it, macky, as these posts indicate. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

01-04-2006, 04:42 AM	#7
Zink Whistlefly Avatar Join Date: March 20, 2005 Location: North Yorkshire, England Age: 45 Posts: 520	Most widescreen TV's are in 16:9 format. Many DVD movies are also in 16:9 format (shown on the back of the DVD as 1.85:1 meaning that for every 1.85 horizontal pixels there is 1 vertical pixels) which would fit perfectly with no black lines or distortion. Most DVD movies are however a much wider 2.35:1 aspect. This will not completely fill a 16:9 widescreen TV, but the size of the black bars at the top and bottom of the movie will be substantially less than a 4:3 screen. You can use zoom functions to get a correct aspect full screen image but by doing this you are cropping the sides of the image. I'm not even sure that you can get a native 2.35:1 widescreen TV since most broadcasts would have to be stretched. This flash movie explains this perfectly.

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