Letterbox vs. full screen - Blu-ray Forum

Tripper · 01-03-2009, 02:36 PM

I just bought my first 1080p lcd and blu-ray player. The 3 movies I played so far display in letterbox instead of full screen. Why? But what about this? The Dark Night scene one is in full screen (where they rob the bank(, but the scenes after that are letterbox with the black lines at the top adnd bottom of the screen. What can I do do to get full screen for all Blu-ray movies? Thanks. I am a newbie, so be patient. Trip

Robert1986 · 01-03-2009, 02:41 PM

The full screen shots in TDK were shot for IMAX. The only way for you to make letterbox movies full screen is by zooming in, which is not recommended.

gearyt · 01-03-2009, 02:47 PM

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=38161

and welcome !!

Tripper · 01-03-2009, 03:03 PM

Thank you. After I posted my question, I read prior posts which also answered my question. The bars are hear to stay I guess, however, I still prefer full screen regardless of the directors artistic intent. Oh well.

01-03-2009, 02:36 PM	#1
Tripper New Member Member since:Jan 2009	Letterbox vs. full screen I just bought my first 1080p lcd and blu-ray player. The 3 movies I played so far display in letterbox instead of full screen. Why? But what about this? The Dark Night scene one is in full screen (where they rob the bank(, but the scenes after that are letterbox with the black lines at the top adnd bottom of the screen. What can I do do to get full screen for all Blu-ray movies? Thanks. I am a newbie, so be patient. Trip

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01-03-2009, 02:41 PM	#2
Robert1986 Member Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:35	The full screen shots in TDK were shot for IMAX. The only way for you to make letterbox movies full screen is by zooming in, which is not recommended.

01-03-2009, 02:47 PM	#3
gearyt Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Henderson, NV Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:33	https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=38161 and welcome !!

01-03-2009, 03:03 PM	#4
Tripper New Member Member since:Jan 2009	Thank you. After I posted my question, I read prior posts which also answered my question. The bars are hear to stay I guess, however, I still prefer full screen regardless of the directors artistic intent. Oh well.

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