Posted by Tonester on 04/10/06 17:51

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

Maybe the OP should stick to VCR's and 4:3 then. Some people might not be
comfortable outside of 1997.

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