WT? Black Bars Onscreen with BD?

[shug7272]

I thought movies on Blu Ray were to take up the entire screen and not have the letterbox bars of the old DVD fasion. I picked up MI3 per the advice of several members here (kicks ass by the way) and noticed the letterbox bars. I thought this was a thing of the past with Blu Ray. Why do I need a widescreen high def 1080p television to play a 1080p signal only to STILL lose some of the screen to black bars? I hope it is something Im doing wrong cause Im pissed.

[u_nick]

there are two types of wide screen. some movies will give you 'black bars' and some wont.

search google. they'll explain it better

[FinweElensar]

Google aspect ratio to educate yourself on "Black Bars"

[Deane Johnson]

Originally Posted by shug7272

I thought movies on Blu Ray were to take up the entire screen and not have the letterbox bars of the old DVD fasion. I picked up MI3 per the advice of several members here (kicks ass by the way) and noticed the letterbox bars. I thought this was a thing of the past with Blu Ray. Why do I need a widescreen high def 1080p television to play a 1080p signal only to STILL lose some of the screen to black bars? I hope it is something Im doing wrong cause Im pissed.

How do you fit a movie shot in 2.35:1 aspect ratio on a 16X9 screen?

[DaveFi]

OAR is still best. You want those black bars.

There has been so many posts on this topic lately in the forum I find it hard to believe you've missed one with 43 posts so far.

[Maximus]

Please can we sticky for OAR and why it is good!

[shug7272]

One post ridiculing me would have been enough. It seems the better Blu Ray does the less welcoming this site gets. This will be my last post here. Thanks for all the "help".

Oh and if I would have seen the previous post(s) I assure you I would have read that instead of starting one of my own only to be ridiculed. Its not something I enjoy or look for. If I wanted all this bs I would have asked at AVSforums, I guess I should have.

[DaveFi]

Originally Posted by shug7272

One post ridiculing me would have been enough. It seems the better Blu Ray does the less welcoming this site gets. This will be my last post here. Thanks for all the "help".

Oh and if I would have seen the previous post(s) I assure you I would have read that instead of starting one of my own only to be ridiculed. Its not something I enjoy or look for. If I wanted all this bs I would have asked at AVSforums, I guess I should have.

Hey, no one's ridiculing you, we're just saying that there has been so many posts on this topic you need to use the search function before you post a new topic.

[dgator783]

Originally Posted by shug7272

One post ridiculing me would have been enough. It seems the better Blu Ray does the less welcoming this site gets. This will be my last post here. Thanks for all the "help".

Oh and if I would have seen the previous post(s) I assure you I would have read that instead of starting one of my own only to be ridiculed. Its not something I enjoy or look for. If I wanted all this bs I would have asked at AVSforums, I guess I should have.

no loss....why am I being mean? well...how do you become a senior member on this site and not know what OAR is (The reason for the bars)?....when someone asks a questions a million times, it gets annoying....aka we, who have been members for awhile, get annoyed....its really just being lazy on the Op's part, instead of trying to find or researching an answer, he just mearly posts a question thats been asked a million times.....u know when its a good time to post a question? If your research yields you 0 results and fails to provide you with answers....