2.35:1 Screen Ratio on BD30 - HELP!

[David41275]

I have a widescreen TV and yet, when my BD30 is connected via a HDMI, if a movie is in the letterbox 2.35:1 ratio there is still black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

If it's in 1.85:1 ratio there are no black bars.

Because it's connected via a HDMI cable the 'Zoom' function on my TV is disabled so I have no way of getting rid of them.

Can anyone tell me how I can get rid of them via the BD30's settings as I have fiddled around with it with no joy.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by David41275

I have a widescreen TV and yet, when my BD30 is connected via a HDMI, if a movie is in the letterbox 2.35:1 ratio there is still black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

If it's in 1.85:1 ratio there are no black bars.

Because it's connected via a HDMI cable the 'Zoom' function on my TV is disabled so I have no way of getting rid of them.

Can anyone tell me how I can get rid of them via the BD30's settings as I have fiddled around with it with no joy.

This topic has been discussed many times before. Use the search function to find the threads. These are some of them:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/764
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ght=black+bars
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ght=black+bars
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...rs#post1125288
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ght=black+bars
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...5&postcount=20
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ght=black+bars
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...rs#post1095497

[bajor27]

What I recommend is focus really hard on the picture. Whenever I do that the black bars magically disappear

[electric turd]

Originally Posted by David41275

I have a widescreen TV and yet, when my BD30 is connected via a HDMI, if a movie is in the letterbox 2.35:1 ratio there is still black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

If it's in 1.85:1 ratio there are no black bars.

Because it's connected via a HDMI cable the 'Zoom' function on my TV is disabled so I have no way of getting rid of them.

Can anyone tell me how I can get rid of them via the BD30's settings as I have fiddled around with it with no joy.

Why dont you watch the movie instead of the bars?

[MatintheHat]

Originally Posted by electric turd

Why dont you watch the movie instead of the bars?

SNAP!

[Joe Cain]

Originally Posted by David41275

I have a widescreen TV and yet, when my BD30 is connected via a HDMI, if a movie is in the letterbox 2.35:1 ratio there is still black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

If it's in 1.85:1 ratio there are no black bars.

Because it's connected via a HDMI cable the 'Zoom' function on my TV is disabled so I have no way of getting rid of them.

Can anyone tell me how I can get rid of them via the BD30's settings as I have fiddled around with it with no joy.

Without giving you a hard time...

The 1.85:1 aspect ratio is very close to the 16:9 ratio of the screen---9 x (1.85:1) = 16.65:9.

For a 2.35:1 presentation you'd need a proportionately wider display---21.15:9---to fill the screen with no black bars.

You may or may not like black bars, but you're getting the full image the way the director intended the film to be seen. (And if the zoom function on your TV is disabled because of the HDMI connection, you'd probably better learn to like them .)

[Deciazulado]

I don't know why HDTV makers don't advertise or make it a notable feature having Zoom with HDMI. It probably would solve a lot of frustrated newcomers to the world of Scope 2.39 High Definition viewing, specially when choosing a new TV

[arush5268d]

My Panasonic plasma has the zoom with HDMI from the DMP-30

[JadedRaverLA]

The player has zoom modes also, but they actually won't help you fix your "problem" (they very much want you to view the movie in OAR). You can connect your player to the TV with component cables, though, and that will generally allow the zoom function on the TV to work correctly. You lose 24p mode (if your TV supports it), but if you're okay with losing a quarter of the picture and screwing with the cinematographer's framing then I doubt the minor advantage of 24p is really an issue.

BTW, welcome to the boards. I'm usually nicer, but I really hate screwing with the proper framing of films so forgive the "digs" at the question I put in my response..