Aspect Ratio Issue on my New System

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Originally Posted by pferreira

Well if it's 2:35:1 like Ghostbusters the black bars should be thick right? Back to the Future is 1:85:1 so it should have black bars but thinner ones. On my previous TV and blu-ray player that's how the movies were presented. For TNG Remastered blu-ray however it should be presented in a 4:3 window, not with just black bars on the sides.

A thought popped into my head:

https://www.support.com/how-to/how-t...levision-13092

My previous Samsung TV was 40 inches. My new TV is 43 inches. Is it possible the TV is working the way it should and that the lack of black bars is due to the bigger the screen the thinner the black bars you get? Why do you guys think?

Absolutely not.

For a 2.35 movie, the black bars should be thick, but top and bottom only. I suspect you're enlarging the image on your TV. Most TV's have settings for idiots who don't want to see black bars that enlarges the picture. On Sony sets it's called "Wide Mode" and the proper setting is "Full". It might have different syntax on your TV. There could be a similar setting on your BD player.