slimfit 16:9 issue

iiiiiiiiii · 07-20-07, 01:56 AM

ok im watching a dvd (widescreen), when i set the tv to 4:3 mode there are black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, everything is normal so far...

then i set the tv to 16:9 mode and the black bars are still there and they are the exact same size that they were in 4:3 mode, which means 16:9 mode only stretches the picture horizontally. Is this normal?

when i select the zoom setting, it fills the screen, but i loose picture detail. am i supposed to have to do this to fill the screen?

PLEASE HELP...

like.no.other. · 07-20-07, 02:02 AM

Telling us what model the TV is surely will help.

iiiiiiiiii · 07-20-07, 02:50 AM

sorry, here it is

TXT3093WH

like.no.other. · 07-20-07, 03:00 AM

It's aspect ratio. Even if you have widescreen, some movies are shot beyond 16:9. It's more
wider than 16:9 so it still have black bars on top. If you look at the image, if it doesn't look
wide stretch on 16:9 then you have no problem. Research aspect ratio to learn more.

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iiiiiiiiii Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 40	slimfit 16:9 issue ok im watching a dvd (widescreen), when i set the tv to 4:3 mode there are black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, everything is normal so far... then i set the tv to 16:9 mode and the black bars are still there and they are the exact same size that they were in 4:3 mode, which means 16:9 mode only stretches the picture horizontally. Is this normal? when i select the zoom setting, it fills the screen, but i loose picture detail. am i supposed to have to do this to fill the screen? PLEASE HELP...

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like.no.other. 1080p24 7.1 LPCM Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,557	Telling us what model the TV is surely will help. __________________ There is always someone out there that gives you opinion of a product that they don't even own.

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like.no.other. 1080p24 7.1 LPCM Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,557	It's aspect ratio. Even if you have widescreen, some movies are shot beyond 16:9. It's more wider than 16:9 so it still have black bars on top. If you look at the image, if it doesn't look wide stretch on 16:9 then you have no problem. Research aspect ratio to learn more. __________________ There is always someone out there that gives you opinion of a product that they don't even own.

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iiiiiiiiii Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 40	sorry, here it is TXT3093WH