1.85:1 aspect ratio - Blu-ray Forum

zoso0928 · 12-31-2009, 08:52 AM

my tv displays these movies in full screen instead of having the little black bars ..what is up?

Crimson King · 12-31-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by zoso0928

my tv displays these movies in full screen instead of having the little black bars ..what is up?

Nothing, it's perfectly normal.

Kynch · 12-31-2009, 10:51 AM

Is your TV set to automatically set the ratio?

easyrider · 12-31-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by zoso0928

my tv displays these movies in full screen instead of having the little black bars ..what is up?

That is how it should be if your TV is 16:9

Crimson King · 12-31-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by easyrider

That is how it should be if your TV is 16:9

Correct, 1.85 or 1.78 also know as "FLAT RATIO" in theaters is THE NEW "FULL SCREEN" on 16.9 HDTV's. Everything is AOK!!!

MOONPHASE · 12-31-2009, 11:22 AM

On a widescreen tv that's 16:9 1.78.1 and 1.85.1 don't have big black bars. On a 4:3 tv it will. If you have a movie that's 4:3 on your widescreen tv then you get black bars on the sides instead of top and bottom.

singhcr · 12-31-2009, 12:47 PM

I think you guys misunderstood the OP's question.

He is wondering why there are no black bars when viewing 1.85 material on a 1.78 screen. There should be very small bars, but most consumer TV's (especially CRT displays) have the edges of the image cut off to a slight degree, this is called overscan.

On my CRT HDTV you don't see bars on 1.85 or 1.66 material either, and I can't do anything about it because that's just the way the TV is.

deado · 12-31-2009, 12:56 PM

I think I know why - some Warner movies which have an OAR of 1.85:1 are actually presented on the Blu-ray as 1.78:1, ie. no black bars at all, I think Paramount also do this. Studios like Disney, Universal, Fox etc on the other hand preserve the 1.85:1 ratio hence the small black bars.

3Dfan · 03-10-2014, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

On a widescreen tv that's 16:9 1.78.1 and 1.85.1 don't have big black bars. On a 4:3 tv it will. If you have a movie that's 4:3 on your widescreen tv then you get black bars on the sides instead of top and bottom.

Like "House of Wax 3D"

Blu-21 · 03-10-2014, 03:27 AM

I find over-scan useful for the times when broadcasts for whatever reason show a black bar on the left side of the screen but there are no other black bars on the top, bottom or right sides. So even at the expense of losing a bit of resolution I flick on the overscan to correct this.

A couple of shows that have done this are The Soaprones (season 4 or 5) and Modern Family (season 1). The majority of the time the proportions are correct and they fill up the screen since they are both in 1.78:1, but for the times they don't its good to crop the error out.

12-31-2009, 08:52 AM	#1
zoso0928 Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:219	1.85:1 aspect ratio my tv displays these movies in full screen instead of having the little black bars ..what is up?

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12-31-2009, 10:51 AM	#3
Kynch Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:60	Is your TV set to automatically set the ratio?

12-31-2009, 11:22 AM	#6
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	On a widescreen tv that's 16:9 1.78.1 and 1.85.1 don't have big black bars. On a 4:3 tv it will. If you have a movie that's 4:3 on your widescreen tv then you get black bars on the sides instead of top and bottom.

12-31-2009, 12:47 PM	#7
singhcr Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Apple Valley, MN Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:26 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:42	I think you guys misunderstood the OP's question. He is wondering why there are no black bars when viewing 1.85 material on a 1.78 screen. There should be very small bars, but most consumer TV's (especially CRT displays) have the edges of the image cut off to a slight degree, this is called overscan. On my CRT HDTV you don't see bars on 1.85 or 1.66 material either, and I can't do anything about it because that's just the way the TV is.

12-31-2009, 12:56 PM	#8
deado Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Australia Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	I think I know why - some Warner movies which have an OAR of 1.85:1 are actually presented on the Blu-ray as 1.78:1, ie. no black bars at all, I think Paramount also do this. Studios like Disney, Universal, Fox etc on the other hand preserve the 1.85:1 ratio hence the small black bars.

03-10-2014, 03:27 AM	#10
Blu-21 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:67 Blu-ray reviews:1	I find over-scan useful for the times when broadcasts for whatever reason show a black bar on the left side of the screen but there are no other black bars on the top, bottom or right sides. So even at the expense of losing a bit of resolution I flick on the overscan to correct this. A couple of shows that have done this are The Soaprones (season 4 or 5) and Modern Family (season 1). The majority of the time the proportions are correct and they fill up the screen since they are both in 1.78:1, but for the times they don't its good to crop the error out.

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