Explain why my picture doesnt fit in my screen

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Jun 2009 at 12:41

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?

Memphis · 23 Jun 2009 at 12:43

The 'black lines' are meant to be there.

just Scott · 23 Jun 2009 at 12:44

I suggest you do a search on this forum, or just research aspect ratio in general.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Jun 2009 at 12:46

Memphis said:
The 'black lines' are meant to be there.

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

Ross1234 · 23 Jun 2009 at 12:50

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

Not if they bought one at the correct aspect ratio for watching films

BeeP · 23 Jun 2009 at 13:07

16:9 is the std I beleive.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Jun 2009 at 13:13

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

probedb · 23 Jun 2009 at 13:24

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

Have you ever been to a cinema?

Anyways Philips have released a 21:9 LCD

It's a tad expensive though.

vila · 23 Jun 2009 at 13:38

FFS...

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Jun 2009 at 13:57

probedb said:
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???

blairw · 23 Jun 2009 at 14:16

Yep... and youll notice the image displayed is in the same ratio of the one displayed with letterbox on our 16:9 tv

Raikiri · 23 Jun 2009 at 14:49

How can you have gone so long without realising most films aren't in 16:9? :/

probedb · 23 Jun 2009 at 17:49

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

Many, many films you've been watching are the same aspect ratio as you're seeing on Blu-Ray. If it's OK at the cinema why not on your TV?

-Ad- · 23 Jun 2009 at 18:36

Raikiri said:
How can you have gone so long without realising most films aren't in 16:9? :/

Noobs read up first

L1ght · 23 Jun 2009 at 19:55

It's best to look at your output resolution on your DVD/ Blu-ray player. For my brothers he has to set it to 480i to stretch to the whole screen. It depends on the movie really. Some movies come in ultra-wide letter box so I can understand the need to stretch the image. Unless of course you have one of the new Philips beauties

james.miller · 23 Jun 2009 at 21:01

i love the way we bash people who 'should know better'. sometimes i think people here forget that others arent going to be quite so technically minded as us.

-Ad- · 23 Jun 2009 at 23:27

james.miller said:
i love the way we bash people who 'should know better'. sometimes i think people here forget that others arent going to be quite so technically minded as us.

There should be an FAQ on use the damn SEARCH button. It amazes me that someone can come on a forum not knowing anything, when using your initiative and that place called google will give you all the backround reading and answers you could ever want. Then gladly come on here for further advice and discussion, but just trying to answer the same thing over and over agan does get tiresome

Raikiri · 23 Jun 2009 at 23:36

james.miller said:
others arent going to be quite so technically minded as us.

My parents can't turn a PC on or tune a TV and they know that films usually don't fill the entire screen, you don't have to be technically minded to be able to see.

james.miller · 23 Jun 2009 at 23:46

-Ad- said:
There should be an FAQ on use the damn SEARCH button. It amazes me that someone can come on a forum not knowing anything, when using your initiative and that place called google will give you all the backround reading and answers you could ever want. Then gladly come on here for further advice and discussion, but just trying to answer the same thing over and over agan does get tiresome

i noticed - you didnt actually answer anything in this thread.

Raikiri said:
My parents can't turn a PC on or tune a TV and they know that films usually don't fill the entire screen, you don't have to be technically minded to be able to see.

and do they know why? not that it makes any difference, im sure you'd answer yes anyway....

dont get me wrong, its very easy to search and people should do so. but if all you can be bothered to do is insult the OP then dont bother replying. it doesnt make good reading for the rest of us or the OP.

BeeP · 24 Jun 2009 at 00:00

The bloke asked for help, why slate that.