great article by Engadget for all those people who are buying HDTVs and asking this question.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/19...tvs/#continued

WHO are these people? [/Seinfeld]

Sticky this!

Unfortunately no technical explanation will satisfy some people who believe that every pixel is supposed to be filled with the piece of an image.

this topic seems like one you'd find over at blu-ray.com. That was a jab and sarcasm

I thought about asking for that.

If you'd like the same information presented in coherent English, try this:

Why Don't the Black Bars Go Away?

This will be an ongoing issue with a lot of HDTV owners. There is the apect of films coupled with the numerous aspect settings on your HDTV or CRT TV as well as the settings on your DVD player.

When you throw in the differences between 4:3 P&S, 4:3 letterbox (non-anamorphic), 16:9 anamorphic and the occasional 4:3 recorded anamorphic image, it can get really confusing.