PS3 Blu Ray playback question

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited December 2008 in Electronics
Hello

When we play a blu ray disc on our ps3 we are getting black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. I've been through the settings but I don't really see any option in there to force it to do full widescreen....

Or is this normal for the playback to do this?

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited December 2008
    Never mind, I figured it out. Its all about aspect ratios.....

    http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=38161
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    I hate those damn black bars. At least with a SD-DVD I can stretch it to fit the screen.
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  • manman
    manman Posts: 256
    edited December 2008
    why can't you do the same thing when watching from blu-ray? I can do that on my TV, but I usually don't. Black bars aren't the greatest, but I like seeing the whole picture and I don't usually notice them.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    manman wrote: »
    why can't you do the same thing when watching from blu-ray? I can do that on my TV, but I usually don't. Black bars aren't the greatest, but I like seeing the whole picture and I don't usually notice them.

    I usually just put up with them myself. Like you said, I like to know that I'm seeing the whole picture, and not missing any of it. After I watch for a few minutes, I don't even really notice them anymore.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,196
    edited December 2008
    manman wrote: »
    why can't you do the same thing when watching from blu-ray? I can do that on my TV, but I usually don't. Black bars aren't the greatest, but I like seeing the whole picture and I don't usually notice them.

    Some TV's will not let you change the aspect ratio on HD content, but all will let you on SD content.

    The black bars on the top and bottom are supposed to be there.

    They always bothered me as well until I got my Pioneer Kuro Plasma. With a Pioneer Kuro you will not be able to see the black bars in a dark room. They just vanish into the dark room...:cool:;)
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