Explain why my picture doesnt fit in my screen

[Born_2_Kill_83]

O.k I have a Samsung 40" LCD HD TV (one with the red fading to black). I have several picture size settings, Just scan, 16:10, Zoom etc.
To fill my widescreen TV with a DVD/Blu-ray picture I need to have it set to Zoom, but this makes everyone look tall and thin. The best settings is 16:10 but this means I have Black lines top and bottom.

Is there any fix?

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

The 'black lines' are meant to be there.

So every-one watches there films through a letter box?

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

O.k thankx
Cant wait for 2.40:1 LCDs......

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Have you ever been to a cinema?

Anyways Philips have released a 21:9 LCD It's a tad expensive though.

Yes nearly every weekend, odeon, and showcase which have the biggest screens I have ever seen, no letter boxes, your point???

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Wow just popped back after a couple of days and my orginal post has upset a few people hasnt it.

If asking a question that has been asked before clearly upsets you in such a manner you really should get out more.....on second thoughts no dont!...
I do wonder though, why not just click the back button and leave the thread unanswered, no but thats a silly thought isnt it your'd rather have your little pops at some-one over an internet to makes yourselfs feel better!

I may have asked a silly question to some of you, and yes I could have googled it instead, but half of these forums wouldnt exsist if every-one googled everything instead.

Now please, grow up some of you!

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

You say it gets tiresome repling to the same posts, you dont get tired chipping in and slating though...

My point isnt that all of a sudden I have noticed these black lines on a film (I havent just had an eye transplant), my question was more to the point of why release dvds in a format that doesnt fit your TV (unless you have a panasonic jobbie).

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Because that's the aspect ratio they were filmed in ?

O.k that makes sense thankx