Letterbox viewing

[Dermondo]

Hi all, I have a Samsung 37" B550 & Sony BD760.

The query I have is when watching DVD or Blu Ray it's showing in letterbox format, I have looked in both manuals but unable to find a solution to zoom the picture to fit the screen with no horizontal black borders, anyone any ideas or using similar or same kit.

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry I have no clue, but then why would you want to...?

You stretch the picture and cut bits off on the side if you zoom. You bought a great bluray player and a nice hidef tele, for good picture quality, why bother if you're going to zoom?

 

[The_Lhc]

The answer is throw you DVD and blu-rays away and go back to VCR and 4:3 pan-and-scan films.

You are watching as the director intended, either live with it or spend an unfeasible amount of money on Philip's 21:9 screen and then sit there wondering why the 56" screen you bought looks so small...

 

[Cofnchtr]

the_lhc:
...and then sit there wondering why the 56" screen you bought looks so small...

Yup already do that with my 42" screen. Of course the films could be released in the 16:9 format as an alternative viewing experience - do away with the extras on the disc...those that want to watch 'as the director intended' can do so by selecting a 21:9 option - those that want to watch a film using all the pixels on their big screen, can choose the 16:9 option. Simples.

Cheers.

Cofnchtr.

 

[The_Lhc]

Cofnchtr:the_lhc:...and then sit there wondering why the 56" screen you bought looks so small...

Yup already do that with my 42" screen.

No, I was talking about how the Philips 21:9 TV produces a weirdly small picture because the vertical height is about the same as a 46" screen.

Of course the films could be released in the 16:9 format as an alternative viewing experience - do away with the extras on the disc...those that want to watch 'as the director intended' can do so by selecting a 21:9 option - those that want to watch a film using all the pixels on their big screen, can choose the 16:9 option. Simples.

Cheers.

Cofnchtr.

But then you'd lose all the extras as you said, not to mention losing about a third of what the director wanted on the screen in the first place. But if you think you know better than the guy behind the camera...

 

[Cofnchtr]

Hi,

I was well aware you were talking about the Philips tv.

Doesn't stop me thinking the same thoughts about the image produced on my own TV though.

I don't know better than the guy behind the camera - but I didn't buy a large screen TV to watch black bars either.

By offering a 16:9 and original cinema ration version, consumers will be able to make the choice. I'd rather have that than all the extras on discs or BD Live.

Your suggestion of going back to VCR and a 4:3 pan and scan was however, an O.T.T. reaction. There is and was the alternative of releasing films in two aspect ratios allowing the consumer to decide...

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[Frank Harvey]

the_lhc: The answer is throw you DVD and blu-rays away and go back to VCR and 4:3 pan-and-scan films.

You are watching as the director intended, either live with it or spend an unfeasible amount of money on Philip's 21:9 screen and then sit there wondering why the 56" screen you bought looks so small...

I like the_lhc. Sometimes he says the stuff that I would like to say, but can't because I'm representing

 

[The_Lhc]

FrankHarveyHiFi:the_lhc: The answer is throw you DVD and blu-rays away and go back to VCR and 4:3 pan-and-scan films.

You are watching as the director intended, either live with it or spend an unfeasible amount of money on Philip's 21:9 screen and then sit there wondering why the 56" screen you bought looks so small...

I like the_lhc. Sometimes he says the stuff that I would like to say, but can't because I'm representing

Giz a discount guv'nor!

There's always sock puppets you know, although Mr E is usually quite good at picking up on those...

 

[The_Lhc]

Cofnchtr:By offering a 16:9 and original cinema ration version, consumers will be able to make the choice. I'd rather have that than all the extras on discs or BD Live.

You might be but what about everybody else? I can still remember the howls of outrage everytime Warner Bros released another DVD with nothing more than a trailer on it (why would anyone want a trailer for the film they've just watched anyway? Bizarre...). They also experimented with double-sided DVDs with the 16:9 version on one side and the 4:3 pan and scan on the other (this was a while ago, Payback was one of them), but they didn't last, presumably there's a reason for that (cost I suspect).