Posted by <normanstrong on 04/10/06 17:39

"M.B." <NoSpam@ForYou.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

The answer to the question is, "yes". Clearly, the OP considers it a
"problem".

Norm Strong

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