4K Blu-ray content on the horizon?

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Originally Posted by joliefan

I have a question if i view a 4k content on a 4k screen will i still get black bars at the top and bottem? (widescreen)

Originally Posted by Anthony P

black bars have to do with aspect ratio (how wide compared to how tall) and not resolution. Since over the years film has been shot at different AR from 1.33 at the start to 4.0 for Napoleon, unless they chop off parts of the frame to make it fit your display sooner or later there will be black bars (top/bottom or left/right).

A 4K projector w/ zoom lens with a Scope (or wider) shaped screen would solve this.