Posted by Steve Roberts on 11/01/06 14:35

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:30:22 GMT, Stan <srs666@despammed.com> wrote:

>I recently purchased a 16:9 plasma TV. As this has a 1.78 aspect ratio
>where are the "black bars" that should be at the top and bottom of the
>screen (very thin, admittedly) when I play a 1.85 DVD? Instead, the entire
>screen is filled with an image, presumably cutting off a sliver of image on
>each side. There is no adjustment on any of the 3 DVD players I've tried,
>or on the TV, itself, to "fix" this.

Generally the industry masters 1.85:1 films to completely fill the
16:9 (1.77:1) screen by going full height and cropping a little off
the edges instead.

However (and perhaps surprisingly) most flat panel displays still
overscan the image, just the same as an old CRT.

Have a look at the following image:-

http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/temp/BraviaVutrix.jpg

The monitor on the right is a Vutrix broadcast LCD, showing the full
image of the BBC testcard. On the left is a Sony Bravia S-series LCD,
showing image cutoff. Note that the Bravia is in its *minimum*
overscan mode - you can actually set it to cut off more than this
should you so wish!

Steve



The Doctor Who Restoration Team Website
http://www.restoration-team.co.uk

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