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Hillside Trece · 12-28-2010, 04:49 AM

I agree with Beta and everyone else who has suggested that 2.35:1 and 2.40:1 aspect ratio films should be watched with the letterboxing, not stretching it to fill the screen -- I know it's annoying at times, but it is what the filmmakers intended. Further, eventually you get used to the black areas.

That said, I do understand the OP's desire to fill a screen with image -- I watch 4:3 material ONLY in a full mode, whereby my player expands the image to fill my widescreen set with full screen material instead of having the "pillarboxing" around the 4:3 image, which to me is ridiculous even if it keeps the image in its correct delivery. I'm talking full screen DVD transfers here; I keep my Oppo Blu-ray player's aspect ratio setting on "16:9 Wide" which allows widescreen material to play back as intended, but also automatically stretches full screen material to fit the screen.

But here's the thing...I know that with true 1080p Blu-ray material, there isn't a way to "blow up" the image because it is kind of "locked in" on the discs -- for example, I watched Casablanca one time on Blu-ray, and it was framed in a 4:3 configuration. I could NOT stretch this image either on my Blu-ray player or TV, and I later found out that with 1080p encoded material, the image -- whether full or wide screen -- can't be stretched unless manipulation in the player is done (i.e. playing with the output resolution controls, which becomes a pain)...

So, I don't think there is a way to physically stretch even wide screen films to fit a screen when it's 1080p high definition material...

If I am wrong, please let me know.

12-28-2010, 04:49 AM	#37
Hillside Trece Banned Member since:Nov 2010	I agree with Beta and everyone else who has suggested that 2.35:1 and 2.40:1 aspect ratio films should be watched with the letterboxing, not stretching it to fill the screen -- I know it's annoying at times, but it is what the filmmakers intended. Further, eventually you get used to the black areas. That said, I do understand the OP's desire to fill a screen with image -- I watch 4:3 material ONLY in a full mode, whereby my player expands the image to fill my widescreen set with full screen material instead of having the "pillarboxing" around the 4:3 image, which to me is ridiculous even if it keeps the image in its correct delivery. I'm talking full screen DVD transfers here; I keep my Oppo Blu-ray player's aspect ratio setting on "16:9 Wide" which allows widescreen material to play back as intended, but also automatically stretches full screen material to fit the screen. But here's the thing...I know that with true 1080p Blu-ray material, there isn't a way to "blow up" the image because it is kind of "locked in" on the discs -- for example, I watched Casablanca one time on Blu-ray, and it was framed in a 4:3 configuration. I could NOT stretch this image either on my Blu-ray player or TV, and I later found out that with 1080p encoded material, the image -- whether full or wide screen -- can't be stretched unless manipulation in the player is done (i.e. playing with the output resolution controls, which becomes a pain)... So, I don't think there is a way to physically stretch even wide screen films to fit a screen when it's 1080p high definition material... If I am wrong, please let me know.

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