Help with Blue Ray Player

woodhead 2
woodhead 2 Posts: 367
edited June 2009 in Electronics
Bought a Samsung BD1600 Blue Ray Player, and have a Samsung 72" wide screen DLP TV. When I play a disc, I have a bar on top and a bar on the bottom of the screen. I have the TV and the player set for widescreen. Is this normal for Blue Ray?? If it is, this really sucks.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited June 2009
    Depends on what movie. What movie are you watching?

    Your tv is 16:9 (1.85:1) ratio, which some movies are. Most movies are 2.35:1, which is much wider. To show it correctly, it will have black bars, this is normal.

    To check if the player is set up correctly, remove the disc from it, and go into the setup menu. Make sure the screen type/size is set to Widescreen or 16:9, not 4:3 or Normal.

    Also, are you using HDMI as your connection type?
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,788
    edited June 2009
    Yes, it's normal. You should have picture size adjustments on the TV that will eliminate it, but it cuts a little of the picture off each side.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2009
    it's normal.. with so many widescreen formats.. even 16:9 LCD/plasma tv's don't format all movies correctly.. sucks assss. (it's not a problem with the TV's.. it's the studio's that release movies in many different formats.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited June 2009
    Just get a tv with a really good black level and watch them with the lights out. :)
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited June 2009
    danger boy wrote: »
    it's normal.. with so many widescreen formats.. even 16:9 LCD/plasma tv's don't format all movies correctly.. sucks assss. (it's not a problem with the TV's.. it's the studio's that release movies in many different formats.

    Your not kidding it sucks. Spend all that cash on equipment, and you have to put up with that.
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited June 2009
    nguyendot wrote: »
    Depends on what movie. What movie are you watching?

    Your tv is 16:9 (1.85:1) ratio, which some movies are. Most movies are 2.35:1, which is much wider. To show it correctly, it will have black bars, this is normal.

    To check if the player is set up correctly, remove the disc from it, and go into the setup menu. Make sure the screen type/size is set to Widescreen or 16:9, not 4:3 or Normal.

    Also, are you using HDMI as your connection type?

    Yup, HDMI for conection. I bought the Grand Torino, and the Wrestler. Both of them had the black bars on top mand bottom. Both Tv and Blue Ray player are set to widescreen.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited June 2009
    woodhead 2 wrote: »
    Your not kidding it sucks. Spend all that cash on equipment, and you have to put up with that.

    If you are a "typical" human, and are actually interested in the movie, then the black bars typically disappear from your sight.

    Studies have proven that an average person's mind will "stretch" out the picture, so that the person no longer sees the black bars. Basically, the only way really be bothered by it is by conciously noticing it (by crying, for instance).

    Just focus on and enjoy your movies, and you'll hardly even notice the bars!
    Besides, if you have black bars then you can be sure you're seeing the movie how the director saw it, and therefor how he WANTS you to see it.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited June 2009
    Woodhead,

    Sorry to see that you are not happy but how much time did you spend researching about HD, Blue-ray and movie aspect ratio's before you went out and plunked you $$$ down? I know that those numbers listed in the specifications are confusing but they are very important. Once again I am sorry to hear that you are not happy.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,788
    edited June 2009
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    Woodhead,

    Sorry to see that you are not happy but how much time did you spend researching about HD, Blue-ray and movie aspect ratio's before you went out and plunked you $$$ down?.

    It's not just Blu-Ray, you get the same black bars with DVD's. It's been that way for a decade.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited June 2009
    if you really hate it, hit zoom on your tv until it crops the sides off and makes the black bars disappear.
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited June 2009
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    Woodhead,

    Sorry to see that you are not happy but how much time did you spend researching about HD, Blue-ray and movie aspect ratio's before you went out and plunked you $$$ down? I know that those numbers listed in the specifications are confusing but they are very important. Once again I am sorry to hear that you are not happy.

    Ya, I should of done more research. Live and learn....
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