Help with filling the screen - Blu-ray Forum

diggitron · 03-23-2008, 08:50 AM

New to bluray. I have a sharp bd-hp20, but some of the old dvds that I have like the buffy dvds, it comes up with black bars on the sides of the screen. Is there any thing I can do on the bluray player that can stretch the screen to fill it?

wormraper · 03-23-2008, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by diggitron

New to bluray. I have a sharp bd-hp20, but some of the old dvds that I have like the buffy dvds, it comes up with black bars on the sides of the screen. Is there any thing I can do on the bluray player that can stretch the screen to fill it?

the only thing that can be done is use the stretch/zoom function on your tv.

Marcusarilius · 03-23-2008, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by diggitron

New to bluray. I have a sharp bd-hp20, but some of the old dvds that I have like the buffy dvds, it comes up with black bars on the sides of the screen. Is there any thing I can do on the bluray player that can stretch the screen to fill it?

Does your TV have "fill 16 X 9" screen option? If not, it will always look like that.

dv8pdx · 03-23-2008, 09:29 AM

I was actually wondering about this... I have the opposite effect, all my DVD's fill the entire screen (well all the ones I have gone back and watched so far with my plasma and PS3), with no black bars at all... and no Im not complaining, I was just curious with all the different aspect ratios, is this an effect of upscaling of the PS3? My tv doesn't have a "Fill 16x9" option and its not on zoom.

MOONPHASE · 03-23-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by dv8pdx

I was actually wondering about this... I have the opposite effect, all my DVD's fill the entire screen (well all the ones I have gone back and watched so far with my plasma and PS3), with no black bars at all... and no Im not complaining, I was just curious with all the different aspect ratios, is this an effect of upscaling of the PS3? My tv doesn't have a "Fill 16x9" option and its not on zoom.

they maybe full screen only or they are in aspect ratio of like 1.75.1 or 1.85.1 and you may have the tv setup on full screen and not on widescreen

Ectoplasm · 03-23-2008, 10:31 AM

Sometimes changing the upscaling mode on the PS3 will stretch it some.

Maxell · 03-23-2008, 11:28 AM

I say try to get used to it. Otherwise your options would be to a) watch it in a distorted stretch view, OR b) watch it zoomed in, yet cutting off tops (scalps may be cut off) and the bottom of the original picture.

exw · 03-23-2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dv8pdx

I was actually wondering about this... I have the opposite effect, all my DVD's fill the entire screen (well all the ones I have gone back and watched so far with my plasma and PS3), with no black bars at all... and no Im not complaining, I was just curious with all the different aspect ratios, is this an effect of upscaling of the PS3? My tv doesn't have a "Fill 16x9" option and its not on zoom.

On the PS3 you can make everything basically stretch to full 16:9 by setting your upconversion to "Full Screen." I normally run mine at the "Normal" setting so that I can get as close as possible to the original A/R of all my full-screen DVDs. They should have black on the sides when displayed properly, although a lot of people I know don't really notice the difference.

DavePS3 · 03-23-2008, 02:04 PM

There are about 17 different aspect ratios in film - ever since television was introduced) so you'd best get used to it. Anyone dealing with Laserdiscs in Letterbox format is very familiar to the ratios. The size of your display (1.78:1) is in answer to what true HD broadcasts are supposed to be - not films. In projectors today, you can get a 2.35:1 ratio screen and use an anamorphic lens in front. You can go into the projo's menu and switch from 16X9 to letterbox then allow the lens to re-compensate for the horizontally squished image. The lens pulls it back out and fills the screen but without a masking kit (motorized), all your other ratios will have bars either on the sides or top and bottom anyway. Kinda stupid IMO.

Marquoz · 03-23-2008, 02:29 PM

My widescreen shows fill the entire TV screen, my non widescreen ones have bars on the sides. It's all aspect ratio. If you fill the screen with one not designed to fill it, you will get bloated looking actors.

ManofSteel · 03-23-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ectoplasm

Sometimes changing the upscaling mode on the PS3 will stretch it some.

This will fix it, I had the same problem. I think it has to be set to normal or full.

03-23-2008, 08:50 AM	#1
diggitron New Member Member since:Mar 2008	Help with filling the screen New to bluray. I have a sharp bd-hp20, but some of the old dvds that I have like the buffy dvds, it comes up with black bars on the sides of the screen. Is there any thing I can do on the bluray player that can stretch the screen to fill it?

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03-23-2008, 09:29 AM	#4
dv8pdx Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Portland Oregon Blu-ray collection:150	I was actually wondering about this... I have the opposite effect, all my DVD's fill the entire screen (well all the ones I have gone back and watched so far with my plasma and PS3), with no black bars at all... and no Im not complaining, I was just curious with all the different aspect ratios, is this an effect of upscaling of the PS3? My tv doesn't have a "Fill 16x9" option and its not on zoom.

03-23-2008, 10:31 AM	#6
Ectoplasm Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:12	Sometimes changing the upscaling mode on the PS3 will stretch it some.

03-23-2008, 11:28 AM	#7
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	I say try to get used to it. Otherwise your options would be to a) watch it in a distorted stretch view, OR b) watch it zoomed in, yet cutting off tops (scalps may be cut off) and the bottom of the original picture.

03-23-2008, 02:04 PM	#9
DavePS3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:56 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	There are about 17 different aspect ratios in film - ever since television was introduced) so you'd best get used to it. Anyone dealing with Laserdiscs in Letterbox format is very familiar to the ratios. The size of your display (1.78:1) is in answer to what true HD broadcasts are supposed to be - not films. In projectors today, you can get a 2.35:1 ratio screen and use an anamorphic lens in front. You can go into the projo's menu and switch from 16X9 to letterbox then allow the lens to re-compensate for the horizontally squished image. The lens pulls it back out and fills the screen but without a masking kit (motorized), all your other ratios will have bars either on the sides or top and bottom anyway. Kinda stupid IMO.

03-23-2008, 02:29 PM	#10
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	My widescreen shows fill the entire TV screen, my non widescreen ones have bars on the sides. It's all aspect ratio. If you fill the screen with one not designed to fill it, you will get bloated looking actors.

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