This really annoys me, why is every single film in another ratio? always have the black sections top and bottom of the screen Everyone has the biggest tv they can afford or fit in a room only to have some of it not used on movies!

Sorry rant over.

 

You have a option to set said tv.

 

Use the Zoom option and it fills the screen!

 

Yhea most tvs have options. Like cinema, widescreen etc etc?

 

To op if your tv is Panasonic, there should be an aspect button on the remote control.Press that & you'll get all different screen angles.Choose which you think is best from that list.

 

Or take it back to the shop with ssu and argue about pixels

 

I KNOW ITS CRAP ISNT IT, EVERY TIME WE WATCH A DVD WE HAVE TO PRESS THE ZOOM ON THE DVD REMOTE

 

Most tvs do it from auto apples24

 

i did set the tv to 16x9 i think, pretty sure i tried all of them, its a lg plasma only a year old so cant be that crap surely

 

Yes our TV's have the movie zoom but you are loosing some of the picture which defeats the idea of wide angle 16-9 ratio as you loose the edges.

 

ohhh this fooking gets me pissed off,well no it don't but can understand what your saying ,i got the sony bravia flatscreen downstairs and yea most times i just press the button for stretch mode.I just had a couple pints at pub and now put on fast furious 4,straight onto stretch mode..sometimes on your dvd player it allows you to adjust the screen settings without touching the tv settings also....

 

Pretty simple answer really. Your TV is 16:9 (1.78:1) and films are usually shown in 2.35:1. Some broadcasters show the original film ratio and other crop to 16:9. I prefer to have the screen filled (as you do) but if the film is show in it's original ratio I'm not that bothered to adjust the zoom on the TV.

 

I prefer to watch it however the director intended me too. Not overly fussed on the black bars things.

 

Is it just me, or is there nothing more satisfying than putting in a new blu-ray and then realising its in full screen

 

I can honestly say I don't care, my tv is big enough, so a small black line top and bottom isn't going to spoil it for me.

 

I can think of a great many more satisfying thing personally

 

I'm a firm believer in quality over size.

 

When all you get to watch are 10 year old episodes of scooby doo and peppa pig, it doesn't really matter.

however, my series 6 samsung does very well for me.

 

Yeah to be fair a good **** is pretty good as well

 

Im not sure that I understand this post. What exactly are you complaining about? Is this some sort of understanding aspect ratio fail?

Now that the majority of users have 1.78:1 television sets broadcasters are showing films in their original format: either 1.85:1/1.78:1 or Panavision 2.35:1.

 

Don't have blu ray,although was thinking of going to richer sounds and getting one...Am i the only one that don't

 

I haven't yet. Been waiting for Freeview HD starting and then finding a HDD/BD recorder, hopefully fully multi-regioned for both DVD and BD. Should be out within a couple of months now.

 

I think the OP is asking why, when they rescaled the tv screen size, didn't they make it the same ratio as the cinema screen? What was the benefit of making a new ratio up which didn't fit anything?

 

I think you took the words out of the op's mouth.

 

At as guess because most people dont watch just films?

Simon

 

Yes, agreed, but the op is reffering to films.

 

Buy a Philips if you're that bothered.

 

Do you get a big green pixel flashing at you when you do that Pete?

Les

 

Maybe because most programs broadcast on TV are not films, but documentaries, dramas etc which are filmed in 16:9. There are TV available that are the full 2.35:1 film aspect (it was on the Gadge Show a few weeks back) but if you bought one you would end up with black bars down the sides of the screen for 90% of your TV viewing (assuming you are using it for all TV, not just DVD/BlueRay/Film watching). Now if you are asking why normal TV broadcaster/program makers chose 16:9 instead of 2.35:1 for there output, I have no idea. It's a case of the chicken and the egg I think.

 

Philips 56" 21:9 Cinema.....



Still an LCD though, gimme a PDP any day !