Lcd assistance with Blu-ray

[jstutman]

I own a Vizio 37"VU37L LCD, I am very new to BD so I have some questions. I currently use the PS3 for BD playback.

When I playback a BD movie, the screen shows widescreen type Black bars on every movie I own. Granted I only own 3 (tranformers, I am Legend and Dejavu) so I was wondering if this is normal, or if its a setting in the PS3

I also had a question about the LCD itself. While changing settings on the PS3 I was able to change it to what I call 1080P. Technically the LCD says is is not 1080P

With 1080i signal capability and 3-HDMI inputs including a side access gaming port, you can now enjoy the perfect balance of form and function

http://www.vizio.com/product.aspx?id=2719&pid=1698

However I can change the setting on the PS3 and the display on the LCD will change from 720p to 1080p. When I am viewing cablebox via hdmi, it says 1080i so is it possible the LCD will do 1080p and the tech specs say it does not?

[dadkins]

2.35:1 and 2.40:1 movies
Yes, it is normal for those three movies to have the Black Bars.

That TV is 720p, it will accept 1080i signals but the native resolution is 1366x768.

It will scale the source to fit.
It will never display the picture in 1920x1080 - it can't.

[jstutman]

Thank you so much for that. I do clearly feel newbish cause I didnt know about the 2.35:1 and 2.40:1 movies. I guess I need to read some more. Thanks for the info on the TV

[dadkins]

Anytime friend!

[connect42]

jstutman ... welcome to the boards. Don't worry about how much you don't know yet. Just spend a few hours here searching around and you'll be an expert soon. I have learned sooooo much by just surfing these boards and asking the occasional question. Most people here are very helpful.

Have fun,

Brian

[Wooaahh]

so im new here too just bought a bluray and have a 42" Insigna LCD that is 1080p capable and i hooked them up with a hdmi and put to display in 1080p but i still get the two black bars on the right and the left of the picture. the movies i own are 300, i am legend, super troopers, the day after tomorrow and king kong and everyone of them have the black bars. anyway i could make full display?

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by Wooaahh

so im new here too just bought a bluray and have a 42" Insigna LCD that is 1080p capable and i hooked them up with a hdmi and put to display in 1080p but i still get the two black bars on the right and the left of the picture. the movies i own are 300, i am legend, super troopers, the day after tomorrow and king kong and everyone of them have the black bars. anyway i could make full display?

What is your player?
Is the output of the player set at 1080?
*HERE*, with my Comcast cable box, I have to set the "ZOOM" to wide because of Component connection.
Otherwise, the image is squished side to side.
HDMI from my laptops via HDMI are fine - once I told the computer to output to HDTV at 1920x1080(defaulted originally to 1024x768).

[KingBing]

This should help:

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/764