Posted by M.B. on 04/10/06 15:56

michelebargeman@yahoo.com wrote:
> I was at the store looking at some wide screen monitors. I also saw
> some wide-screen television. I noticed that some wide screen television
> were displaying movies with "black bar" on top and bottom - just like
> 4:3 type televison. I asked the employe, however, that didn't make
> sense to me. Does anyone know why wide-screen monitor will be
> displaying black bars?
>
> Does anyone know if I'll have same type of problem if I buy wide-screen
> monitor?
>
> Any help would be appricated.
>

They were most likely showing a 2.35:1 film. That ratio is wider than
the 16X9 of a widescreen TV. So it will give you black bars on those
type of movies. So the answer to your question is that you will have
this feature. It's not a problem.

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