16:9 dvd's on 24" help please :/

[Rofflay]

hi guys duno if this is the right thread but well i couldnt see another section and its really monitor related in a way

basically i got my benq 24" and testing it and have a few days left before i make up my mind on weither to keep but playing back dvd's is well bugging me with 16:9 i will explain.

i thought playing a dvd in 1:1 i would have a tiny border at the top and bottom using 1:1 with 1920x1200 res but well all my dvd seems to have a really big border!

seems this is with all my players vlc powerdvd wmp etc ill post a screenie below

http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wtfur0.jpg

as u can see with my professionally marked areas in red that would have been the expected size of the black border but as u can see in yellow i have really big ones that are a not as black which is because i havent tweaked brightness yet.

this does not happen with playing back 1080p clips from the microsoft site or other sources just dvd's i cant see why it doesnt almost fill the screen?

this is my first time using widescreen and im really stuck so can u guys help me figure out why its happening? as i said it seems its only playing back dvd's that give the big borders.

 

[Rofflay]

not sure mate i tried basically standard def lord of the rings extended and gladiator massive borders tho i dont mind that much but its just stupid why a 16:9 movie doesnt fill the entire screen of a 16:9 display?

just for clarity the lotr was 2:35:1 i see now it says letterboxed lol.

do blu-ray or high def disks fill the entire screen or do i have to live with this forever?

just seems a shame im not getting use of the entire screen

ps thanks for the quick replys as i was tearing my hair out thinking i was being a noob with my video settings

only good thing to come from this is it makes it easier for me to adjust the brightness until they blend in with the real 16:10 border

 

[Rofflay]

i still dont understand why then u get the black borders on a 16:9 screen how come it doesnt fill the screen with no borders?

or am i missing something -.-

i mean 2.35:1 on a 2.35:1 display still has black borders thats was my question as the border was part of the film source as it was posted