Why do some Blu-Ray movies has bars and some take up the entire screen? - Blu-ray Forum

entertrend · 05-24-2008, 04:59 AM

I wanna to know ! Can someone explain this to me. I do not fully understand this. I have a 46" Samsung 1080P LCD HDTV and a PS3 as my Blu-Ray player, and I'm not sure why it is like this. Some movies take up the entire screen and some have the bars on the top and bottom.

deathadder · 05-24-2008, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by entertrend

I wanna to know ! Can someone explain this to me. I do not fully understand this. I have a 46" Samsung 1080P LCD HDTV and a PS3 as my Blu-Ray player, and I'm not sure why it is like this. Some movies take up the entire screen and some have the bars on the top and bottom.

Please take the time to read the sticky on top of this forum. Here is the link:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=5528 . It will answer your question.

tonydicenso · 05-24-2008, 05:18 AM

aspect ratio.

if the aspect ratio is 2.40:1 like for example in 3:10 to Yuma, there are black bars on the top and bottom, they should only cover about 1/8 of the screen each.

movies with a 1.78:1 aspect ratio like Dave Mathews/Tim Reynolds will cover the entire screen.

nothing you can do about it unless you zoom but that is we todd did. that's why I love having a 61" screen. It looks amazing either way.

05-24-2008, 04:59 AM	#1
entertrend Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Ocean Side , CA	Why do some Blu-Ray movies has bars and some take up the entire screen? I wanna to know ! Can someone explain this to me. I do not fully understand this. I have a 46" Samsung 1080P LCD HDTV and a PS3 as my Blu-Ray player, and I'm not sure why it is like this. Some movies take up the entire screen and some have the bars on the top and bottom.

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05-24-2008, 05:18 AM	#3
tonydicenso Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:17	aspect ratio. if the aspect ratio is 2.40:1 like for example in 3:10 to Yuma, there are black bars on the top and bottom, they should only cover about 1/8 of the screen each. movies with a 1.78:1 aspect ratio like Dave Mathews/Tim Reynolds will cover the entire screen. nothing you can do about it unless you zoom but that is we todd did. that's why I love having a 61" screen. It looks amazing either way.

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