Question About Widescreen Movies

twister21 · Post by **twister21** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:38 am

alright, i have a 65" HD widescreen tv. now this may be the dumbest question ever or a very good topic, either way i want to know...you pay for a widescreen tv so you can get a wider angle, thus more viewing area. yet when you rent or buy a "Widescreen Edition" DVD, pop it in and start watching, there are still horizontal black bars on the screen. shouldn't having a widescreen tv take away the need for the bars...i thought they were for people who watch the "Widescreen Edition" movies on their Full Screen tv's. is there a setting i need to change or is this normal, and if it's normal, WTF?

Xtr3m3Guy · Post by **Xtr3m3Guy** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:46 am

No.

It is the way the movie is recorded, and mabey you could try adjusting the video settings..

Xtr3m3Guy · Post by **Xtr3m3Guy** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:06 pm

Did this help?

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:21 pm

Don't rent the widescreen DVDs...Rent to full screen DVDs...

Duh?

Arbiter Elite · Post by **Arbiter Elite** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:51 pm

no but then some of the side parts will get cut off

twister21 · Post by **twister21** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:31 pm

so you're saying the bars are normal and are just there to piss me off?