Widescreen TV owners...quick question
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Widescreen TV owners...quick question
I just received my 16x9 HDTV today and I put in Kill Bill Vol 2.
I have done a lot of reading and was told there were really two options for aspect ratios of 2.35:1 like Kill Bill or Gladiator. Use the Full mode and have black bars or use Theater Wide 2 and zoom a bit, losing some resolution, but filling the screen.
I have tried it in both modes. I thought there was a small amount of resolution difference and it seemed like there was some of the picture missing because of the zooming it does in TW2, but not a lot.
What shocked me where how big the black bars were in Full. They were not just a small part of the screen. They cut off (I mean the screen, not the movie picture) a lot on the top and the bottom. Considering that 1.85:1 fits perfectly in the Full mode, I couldn't believe how different it was for a movie like Kill Bill. I can't say that I like that black bar look on the widescreen tv, but I don't want to lose picture either.
I just can't believe the black bars aren't much higher and that the picture is much bigger.
Can anyone here please let me know what they do or what they think about this?
Thanks.
I have done a lot of reading and was told there were really two options for aspect ratios of 2.35:1 like Kill Bill or Gladiator. Use the Full mode and have black bars or use Theater Wide 2 and zoom a bit, losing some resolution, but filling the screen.
I have tried it in both modes. I thought there was a small amount of resolution difference and it seemed like there was some of the picture missing because of the zooming it does in TW2, but not a lot.
What shocked me where how big the black bars were in Full. They were not just a small part of the screen. They cut off (I mean the screen, not the movie picture) a lot on the top and the bottom. Considering that 1.85:1 fits perfectly in the Full mode, I couldn't believe how different it was for a movie like Kill Bill. I can't say that I like that black bar look on the widescreen tv, but I don't want to lose picture either.
I just can't believe the black bars aren't much higher and that the picture is much bigger.
Can anyone here please let me know what they do or what they think about this?
Thanks.
Last edited by dolphinboy; 08-18-05 at 10:19 PM.
#2
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yeah 2.35 ratio will do that...if you have a widescreen tv, you moist likely want to watch movies in their OAR, zooming in doesnt do that, it chops off some of the pic like you said
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Also, make sure your DVD player is set to output 16x9. For the first few months, I never thought to change that setting and i was watching most DVDs on my new set being ouput for a 4:3 tv.
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Also, make sure your DVD player is set to output 16x9. For the first few months, I never thought to change that setting and i was watching most DVDs on my new set being ouput for a 4:3 tv.
Are you in the Phoenix area or the Tucson area?
I thought if you were in Tucson, you might know someone who does professional calibration. Let me know if you do.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Also, make sure your DVD player is set to output 16x9. For the first few months, I never thought to change that setting and i was watching most DVDs on my new set being ouput for a 4:3 tv.
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My "layman's" guess would be that the black bars of a 2.35:1 movie on a widescreen TV takes up about 20% of the total screen - 10% on the top and 10% on the bottom. If it's taking up any more than that, you've probably got the 16x9 output selected wrong on your player.
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Originally Posted by dolphinboy
Deftones,
Are you in the Phoenix area or the Tucson area?
I thought if you were in Tucson, you might know someone who does professional calibration. Let me know if you do.
Thanks.
Are you in the Phoenix area or the Tucson area?
I thought if you were in Tucson, you might know someone who does professional calibration. Let me know if you do.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by dolphinboy
Can anyone here please let me know what they do or what they think about this?
The numbers 1.85:1 and 2.35:1 are ratios - the ratio of the height to width. A 2.35:1 image is 2.35 times wider than it is high. 1.85:1 is taller and narrower, while 2.35:1 is shorter and wider. The reason they display differently is that you're trying to show two completely different "shaped" images onto a TV with only one "shape". When you try to fit the wider 2.85:1 image onto a 1.85:1 screen, to match the edges results in 'left over' space at the top and bottom.
This page has a good explanation and shows some various ratios, which really helps visualize the difference. There are also some links to screen shots from movies.
http://home1.gte.net/res0mrb7/widescreen/aspect.html
Here's another site with some great information:
http://www.widescreen.org
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As an aside, this is why I ended up sticking with a 4:3 for my projector. Still great for tv and computer use, and at some point you are going to have black bars on nearly any tv. At least with all lights off, I can't tell there are any bars with my projector.