Still have black Lines On Widescreen - Blu-ray Forum

eric0923 · 01-19-2009, 07:27 AM

I have a Samsung 1080P widescreen TV and a Samsung Blu-Ray BD-P1500 player with very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy for 1080P Blu-Ray players and I still have the black letter box lines on my tv. Whats the point of all of this stuff if you cant watch a movie full screen on your tv. Do I just have the settings wrong or somthing? Please Help.

MOONPHASE · 01-19-2009, 07:29 AM

everything is just fine no problems thats just the way the movie was made and if you want a movie that takes up the whole screen buy movies that say aspect ratio 1.78.1 or 1.85.1 but if it says 2.35.1 or something like that then black bars will be there same as dvd.

UKTruBlu · 01-19-2009, 07:36 AM

because there is more detail on blu than DVD, alot of blu rays are made so that you can see how it was intended. So o. Alot of the bigger movies - such as pirates of the carribean- you will have the black bars. But you are actually seeing more if the movie this way than you are with a 16x9 transfer.

Galley · 01-19-2009, 12:06 PM

Widescreen-o-Rama

Snowgod · 01-19-2009, 12:14 PM

Beating a dead horse... bringing up/asking something that has been discussed a thousand times before

bootman · 01-19-2009, 12:35 PM

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=72428

Should be required reading for first time HDTV purchase and made a sticky on every section here on Bluray.com.

Jimbo976 · 01-19-2009, 12:37 PM

Maybe there's a problem with your "very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy for 1080P Blu-Ray players"?

crazyBLUE · 01-19-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bootman

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=72428

Should be required reading for first time HDTV purchase and made a sticky on every section here on Bluray.com.

crazyBLUE · 01-19-2009, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

Maybe there's a problem with your "very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy for 1080P Blu-Ray players"?

THAT WAS GOOD !!

groove93 · 01-19-2009, 09:24 PM

First suggestion:

Read the links provided by members regarding Movies and their Aspect Ratios.

Second Suggestion:

Take back those expensive Monster Cables, order the same cables from Monoprice.com and what ever funds you have left, buy a couple of Blu Ray Movies, and enjoy.

reallyagi · 01-19-2009, 09:42 PM

OH NO!!! Black lines!!!

Clark W Griswald, Jr · 01-22-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowgod

Good one!!!

brett_day · 01-22-2009, 10:50 PM

matthewrounds · 01-22-2009, 11:00 PM

Give the guy a break. Its not the first time someone has asked this question or others like it.

ObiTrentKenobi · 01-22-2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric0923

I have a Samsung 1080P widescreen TV and a Samsung Blu-Ray BD-P1500 player with very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy for 1080P Blu-Ray players and I still have the black letter box lines on my tv. Whats the point of all of this stuff if you cant watch a movie full screen on your tv. Do I just have the settings wrong or somthing? Please Help.

The only thing you need to know is, if you have black bars, that's how the movie is, and will be. But that's how it's suppose to be...

if you really want to, just tell your player to zoom in, or have your tv zoom in, either way.

there's nothing you can do about it.

tv's nowadays are made for a large variety of movies, aspect ratios are different depending on the movie, some will still have black bars, some will not.

Strannix136 · 01-23-2009, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewrounds

Give the guy a break. Its not the first time someone has asked this question or others like it.

This guy's a fake. C'mon. The "very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy" part should have made you suspicious, Columbo.

spolcyc · 01-23-2009, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewrounds

Give the guy a break. Its not the first time someone has asked this question or others like it.

All newbies should go to some sort of orientation/training before buying a TV.

obiwopkenobi62 · 01-23-2009, 02:43 AM

Will this madness ever end?

My_Two_Cents · 01-23-2009, 02:53 AM

Check out this comment from another thread!

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric0923

I would rather go back to VHS than have to watch all these movies on half a TV screen it just sucks after ive spent close to $4,000.00 dollars on my entertainment system.

raven1138 · 01-23-2009, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric0923

I have a Samsung 1080P widescreen TV and a Samsung Blu-Ray BD-P1500 player with very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy for 1080P Blu-Ray players and I still have the black letter box lines on my tv. Whats the point of all of this stuff if you cant watch a movie full screen on your tv. Do I just have the settings wrong or somthing? Please Help.

I HAVE A SOULUTION!!!! I will trade you my old 4:3 TV that i use as a table and my VCR for your stuff, now you will have all your movies is FULLSCREEN. Happy? I will even throw in some VHS movies!

01-19-2009, 07:27 AM	#1
eric0923 New Member Member since:Jan 2009	Still have black Lines On Widescreen I have a Samsung 1080P widescreen TV and a Samsung Blu-Ray BD-P1500 player with very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy for 1080P Blu-Ray players and I still have the black letter box lines on my tv. Whats the point of all of this stuff if you cant watch a movie full screen on your tv. Do I just have the settings wrong or somthing? Please Help.

01-19-2009, 07:29 AM	#2
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	everything is just fine no problems thats just the way the movie was made and if you want a movie that takes up the whole screen buy movies that say aspect ratio 1.78.1 or 1.85.1 but if it says 2.35.1 or something like that then black bars will be there same as dvd. Last edited by MOONPHASE; 01-19-2009 at 07:31 AM.

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01-19-2009, 07:36 AM	#3
UKTruBlu Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Surrey, England Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:170 Blu-ray reviews:1	because there is more detail on blu than DVD, alot of blu rays are made so that you can see how it was intended. So o. Alot of the bigger movies - such as pirates of the carribean- you will have the black bars. But you are actually seeing more if the movie this way than you are with a 16x9 transfer.

01-19-2009, 12:06 PM	#4
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	Widescreen-o-Rama

01-19-2009, 12:14 PM	#5
Snowgod Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Central NH

01-19-2009, 12:35 PM	#6
bootman Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Burghs	https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=72428 Should be required reading for first time HDTV purchase and made a sticky on every section here on Bluray.com.

01-19-2009, 12:37 PM	#7
Jimbo976 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:209 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:1	Maybe there's a problem with your "very expensive Monster Cables cables the best you can buy for 1080P Blu-Ray players"?

01-19-2009, 09:24 PM	#10
groove93 Expert Member Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:74 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:162	First suggestion: Read the links provided by members regarding Movies and their Aspect Ratios. Second Suggestion: Take back those expensive Monster Cables, order the same cables from Monoprice.com and what ever funds you have left, buy a couple of Blu Ray Movies, and enjoy.

01-19-2009, 09:42 PM	#11
reallyagi Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:182 Trading Score:5	OH NO!!! Black lines!!!

01-22-2009, 10:50 PM	#13
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01-22-2009, 11:00 PM	#14
matthewrounds Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Tucson, AZ Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:52 Trading Score:21	Give the guy a break. Its not the first time someone has asked this question or others like it.

01-23-2009, 02:43 AM	#18
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