PS3 Display Problem - Blu-ray Forum

Moviemaniack1993 · 01-21-2009, 07:37 PM

Okay I cannot for the life of me figure this out. When I watch my Blu-rays everything is fine and perfect. However, when I try to watch ANYTHING from the Blu-rays that is in standard definition, the PS3 like reconfigures itself and all the SD content is displayed on the screen in the 4:3 ratio. So for instance if it is a trailer accessed through Universal's Blu-ray live, it squeezes the image into a 4:3 aspect ratio. Why does it do this? How do I fix it?

NJMetsFan · 01-21-2009, 07:46 PM

Turn your dvd upconvert setting to full.

Moviemaniack1993 · 01-21-2009, 07:51 PM

No it still reverted to a 4:3 aspect ratio

Moviemaniack1993 · 01-21-2009, 09:20 PM

Any help? Its connected via HDMI and to a Samsung tv

neos_peace · 01-21-2009, 11:49 PM

this is a long shot. BUT just maybe the extra's your talking about might purposlly be in that format. Some blu have the extr'a in HD but other have them in Standard. Not sure if that pertains to your issue tho.

Entertainment72 · 01-22-2009, 12:10 AM

DVD upconvert set to normal.

krylonman · 01-22-2009, 06:57 AM

PS3s have a weird quirk—they'll upconvert DVDs, but they won't upconvert SD material on a Blu-ray. As far as I know, they absolutely will never do it. Sometimes the SD material is 4:3 anyway, so it just looks ugly; sometimes it's 16:9 but the PS3 keeps it at 4:3, which means it's squished as well. There's nothing you can do about it in the PS3 settings, but if your HDTV can stretch out images to fill the screen, that's the time to do it.

MOONPHASE · 01-22-2009, 08:14 AM

its just keeping the original aspect ratio. the extras that never appear in HD are always in 4:3 format because they were not made in widescreen or in HD. or maybe they appear in SD due to lack of space of space on the disc

krylonman · 01-23-2009, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

its just keeping the original aspect ratio. the extras that never appear in HD are always in 4:3 format...

No, some SD extras are 16:9.

01-21-2009, 07:37 PM	#1
Moviemaniack1993 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray collection:539 DVD collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:5	PS3 Display Problem Okay I cannot for the life of me figure this out. When I watch my Blu-rays everything is fine and perfect. However, when I try to watch ANYTHING from the Blu-rays that is in standard definition, the PS3 like reconfigures itself and all the SD content is displayed on the screen in the 4:3 ratio. So for instance if it is a trailer accessed through Universal's Blu-ray live, it squeezes the image into a 4:3 aspect ratio. Why does it do this? How do I fix it?

01-22-2009, 08:14 AM	#8
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	its just keeping the original aspect ratio. the extras that never appear in HD are always in 4:3 format because they were not made in widescreen or in HD. or maybe they appear in SD due to lack of space of space on the disc Last edited by MOONPHASE; 01-22-2009 at 08:18 AM.

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01-21-2009, 07:46 PM	#2
NJMetsFan Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Plumas Lake, CA	Turn your dvd upconvert setting to full.

01-21-2009, 07:51 PM	#3
Moviemaniack1993 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray collection:539 DVD collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:5	No it still reverted to a 4:3 aspect ratio

01-21-2009, 09:20 PM	#4
Moviemaniack1993 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray collection:539 DVD collection:56 Blu-ray reviews:5	Any help? Its connected via HDMI and to a Samsung tv

01-21-2009, 11:49 PM	#5
neos_peace Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Shamokin Dam, Pa Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:279 Trading Score:1	this is a long shot. BUT just maybe the extra's your talking about might purposlly be in that format. Some blu have the extr'a in HD but other have them in Standard. Not sure if that pertains to your issue tho.

01-22-2009, 12:10 AM	#6
Entertainment72 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Fort Myers, FL Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews:1	DVD upconvert set to normal.

01-22-2009, 06:57 AM	#7
krylonman Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 15	PS3s have a weird quirk—they'll upconvert DVDs, but they won't upconvert SD material on a Blu-ray. As far as I know, they absolutely will never do it. Sometimes the SD material is 4:3 anyway, so it just looks ugly; sometimes it's 16:9 but the PS3 keeps it at 4:3, which means it's squished as well. There's nothing you can do about it in the PS3 settings, but if your HDTV can stretch out images to fill the screen, that's the time to do it.

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