Rayman Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 When i watch a DVD, its never in full screen so to speak, there is always a big black band at the top and a black band on the bottom of the screen. It basically never fills the whole of the TV screen, top to bottom. What am i doing wrong, is there a better way to connect it, its a cheapo dvd connected to the scart socket. Any ideas why the picture isnt the same size as when i watch normal Tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 its playing in widescreen. try changing the mode or the features on the disc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 Just tried that, the other two tv modes where even worse, squashed the screen in even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Depending on what tv you have you can change the pic size but if you have a big enough tv you shouldnt really need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I think some films are meant to have the black strips, as I've got a 28" widescreen TV with 16:9 and 'Letterbox' modes... Sometimes the black bits disappear when I goto letterbox, and other times, there are smaller black bits, but nothing's out of shape... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 What you are seeing is indeed 'letterbox' format as seen at the cinema. Annoying it maybe but you'll lose alot of the image if you go to 'telly' format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 There is nothing wrong with your DVD player or your set-up. The only way to get rid of the bars is to buy a TV set of the excat same ratio as the film you are watching. Of course it'll be about four feet wide and one foot high but hell, you'll lose the bars. ...or you could just watch anamorphic transfers only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 No worries, anytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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