Posted by Aphelion on 09/28/05 03:18

You must be using a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD. If the DVD is encoded
for 16x9 TVs, it will fill the screen assuming your DVD player is set up for
16x9. What DVD is it? If, on the case it doesn't say "anamorphic
widescreen" or "enhanced for widescreen TVs", it will just appear as
letterboxed. Hopefully your TV has a zoom function that can compensate.
Mine for example has a 16x9 zoom function, and I can nudge the screen
accordingly to mimic a full-blown WS image. Otherwise, bring the DVD back
for a refund... any DVD of a widescreen movie that isn't enhanced is a
rip-off and a half-ass job from the studio.

Aphelion


"Trauts" <nedrahtrauts@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Likely, this has been covered, in which case, please simply direct me
> to appropriate posts. Searching for the answer has proven difficult.
>
> scenario-
>
> a 16:9 television.
> DVD produced as "widescreen"
> that movie plays, however, in letterbox.
>
> Now, I have tried each setting from TV/monitor, and each setting from
> DVD player - never to achieve a movie presentation that fills the 16:9
> screen.
>
> It seems to me, a 16:9 widescreen DVD would recognize a 16:9 capable
> TV/monitor screen and project accordingly. In the aforementioned, and
> every other experienced scenario, this is not the case.
>
> A SOLUTION to this would be fabulous, (even it that is to point out a
> lack of knowledge on my part.
>
> In lieu of automatic recognition, is there a recognized system of
> settings that allows a 16:9 TV to (re)produce a wide screen DVD so as
> to actually FILL the screen?
>
> Peace-
>
> Stuart
>

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