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My TV converts all dvds to fullscreen.
Soda
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At first I thought it was my dvd player but no matter which one i use my tv still does it. I have already tried searching on google and couldnt find anything. Has anyone ever heard of this problem before?
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My tv has this and its an lcd hdtv.
There's not an aspect ratio option? Like a 1:1, Normal, Zoom, or whatever else.
Also, this may be painfully obvious but I figured I'd ask, you aren't using 2 sided DVD discs and just putting in the fullscreen version? Just figured I'd get this out of the way.
Read the manual?
Ha no, thats not it. Im trying widescreen dvds. Its an HDTV.
I doubt the manual even knows of this problem.
It might. Most have a "Solutions to Common Problems" section in the back.
Failing that, do you have a "format" button on your remote control? That's what controls the aspect ration on my set.
My TV has these picture size functions. Changing that still keeps the movie in fullscreen.
Or try calling tech support.
I think its gotta be at least 4 years old.
Ill try that tomorrow if it comes down to it.
I am going to try unpluging the TV in question and see if it resets to default or something.
When I watched Babel last night on my HDTV, it took up the whole screen as well...I'm pretty sure that's supposed to happen.
Im pretty sure its cutting off some of the picture. I dont think babel is supposed to do that. I know my TV was doing it for the Taxi Driver dvd too.
I didn't want to post this at first because it seemed way too obvious, but I reviewed the thread and it seemed -maybe- you were unclear on 16:9 versus 4:3 instead of the misleading "widescreen" versus "full screen" on widescreen televisions.
It never worked like this before. It is a widescreen tv but the image doesnt fill the screen. There still needs to be black bars.
Model No. 43UWX10B
PSN : Bolthorn
On the tv, make sure the Aspect is set to Full, not Zoom or Normal (4:3)
Edit: Also, depending on the DVD's aspect ratio, it may (1.85:1 or 2.39:1) or may not (16:9) have letterboxing on a widescreen tv.
I can change it to bars on the side but the picture is still ruined. I need bars along the top and bottom that the dvd is supposed to supply.
Many HDTVs have a native 16:9 feature that takes the widescreen image and chops off the top and bottom black bars and uses the full DVD image. It's not distorting it or messing with the image otherwise. HDTVs work on a different aspect ratio. Thats when with regualr TV and stuff you'll often get the boxs on the sides since those images are in the aspect ratio for normal TVs.
Look at the DVD packaging. in the fine print it should say "enhanced for 16:9 or Widescreen Tvs" or something to that effect. if it does then the DVD should display without the black bars.
I went through the entire menu of the dvd player. I saw a way to change it to 16:9 or 4:3. I clicked 16:9. Did not fix the problem.
Here's the manual for his television if anyone wanted to peruse it.
I always had black bars before on this tv? and its clearly cutting off the credits to taxi driver. the credits to that are right on the sides of the fram so the names are like half missing. theres no way thats how the movie was made
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Something like Kill Bill will have black bars on the top and bottom. If you can find a movie with a ratio like that (2.35:1), you could try it and see if the black bars appear.
One other thing I noticed when in "normal" mode was the gray bar on the right side of the tv had a Suspicious blue line near the movie.
I actually have a Hitachi television like yours, and I'm sorry to tell you this but that cropping is probably something inherently wrong in the actual design of the television. There's the plastic "frame" that could cut off some of the image, but even if that's not the case I'm definitely aware of the cropping you speak of, especially on the left.
Is the cropping more apparent on the left than the right?
It seems to me both sides get a little cut off.
Thank you everyone, you have all been most helpful.
Are you sure you don't want to provide some photo examples of the cropping before you try to get a new television? It might be difficult to find a television that's around the same price and offers a full picture.