16:9....... 1.85:1

[BeardlessCheese]

How do you get 1.85:1 from 16:9, I don't understand the maths, anyone care to help?

[crackinhedz]

16 divided by 9 = 1.78 (which is more accurate number for 16X9)

[crackinhedz]

16.65 divided by 9 = 1.85

[HOME THEATRE ADDICT!]

I wish all movies would come out in 1:78:1 because personally I dont care for the black bars even though youre not loosing any of the picture. just want my whole screen filled!

[BluPayne4400]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

I wish all movies would come out in 1:78:1 because personally I dont care for the black bars even though youre not loosing any of the picture. just want my whole screen filled!

yeah you have (lets say) a 65 inch but only 32 inches have picture and rest is black

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by BeardlessCheese

How do you get 1.85:1 from 16:9, I don't understand the maths, anyone care to help?

Indeed 16:9 is 1.77:1. So when studios have a 1.85:1 movie, they either not touch the frame and leave thin black bars at the top and bottom, or open slightly the frame to make the image 1.77:1 (this is what Warner does, for instance).

[richteer]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

I wish all movies would come out in 1:78:1 because personally I dont care for the black bars even though youre not loosing any of the picture. just want my whole screen filled!

On the assumption that this is actually a serious post, how can you call yourself a home theatre addict and not advocate OAR?

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by BluPayne4400

yeah you have (lets say) a 65 inch but only 32 inches have picture and rest is black

Given that a 65" diagonal TV has approximately 34" of screen height, 32" would be around 1.85:1

[Sky_Captain]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

I wish all movies would come out in 1:78:1 because personally I dont care for the black bars even though youre not loosing any of the picture. just want my whole screen filled!

Comedy post of the week.

[alexakajeff]

I suck at math so I can't help at all. Sorry. Listen to the other smart people haha.

[Daredevil666]

That's correct, studios either open up the frame in the case of super 35 or unmatted filmed movies, or just zoom in the image, missing bits of the borders for 1.85 movies, so that it fills the whole screen plus overscan.

[#Darren]

Or occasionally (and preferably) you get tiny black bars.

[Daredevil666]

There's also the way of putting tiny black bars on left and arrive, hidden by the overscan, to get more actual image on the screen.

[MOONPHASE]

16:9 looks better anyways

[Chad Varnadore]

While I can't imagine anyone finding the narrow letterboxing of a 1.85 film very objectionable on a 1.78 display (typical overscanning will hide 1.85 letterboxing; it's recommended that displays overscan 2-3 percent for broadcast sources and it's sometimes necessary with DVD/BD), I can see why 2.35 films might bother some with very small displays.

Most digital displays I've seen and some players incorporate aspect adjustments (sometimes called zoom, wide, or picture modes) just for the elimination of letterboxing for those that don't mind sacrificing part of the story for the sake of filling their screen. There are outboard processors that are even more flexible and proficient at image placement and sizing as well.