16x9 and DVDs

[M82A1A]

I have a Mitsubish 55413 and really love it. My problem though, concerns DVDs that say they are enhanced for 16x9. What does this mean? I have a DVD player connected to the TV with component cables and I still get black bars on the top and bottom of the screen no matter what format I have the TV set on. What are your experiences with DVD's that are optiminized for 16x9?

[Vitriol]

There has been previous discussion on this topic, some of it at length from what I recall. But the shorter version is this: Even those enchanced for 16x9 TVS have aspect ratios that are greater than 16:9 (such as 2.35:1 for many epic movies). You will still get black bars, but they will be much smaller than the bars you'd see on a 4:3 television. Other movies will have no bars, because their aspect ratios closely approximates the 16:9 of the TV. There's nothing wrong with the DVDs or your TV, unless of course you're getting bars on all 4 sides, in which case the DVD is NOT enhanced (or anamorphic).

[M82A1A]

Thanks for the reply. I tried searching for it, but couldn't use DVD in the search querry. Does anyone have a link to an old thread?

[summerfun]

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Thanks for the reply. I tried searching for it, but couldn't use DVD in the search querry. Does anyone have a link to an old thread?
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[Hippie]

Originally posted by M82A1A
Thanks for the reply. I tried searching for it, but couldn't use DVD in the search querry. Does anyone have a link to an old thread?

http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1052


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http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1044

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