Post #219566

Author: zombie84
Parent topic: I actaully PREFER seeing the black bars, even on my widescreen TV.
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Date created: 17-Jun-2006, 9:48 PM

On a 16x9 image on a 16x9 television the overscan may actually be cropping a bit of the picture. Anything wider than this though and you are fine, save for some info on the edges that may be lost.

But i do agree that the "letterbox" effect makes films look nice--it acts as a frame for the picture, and hence emphasizes the composition. But I would much rather prefer a full(er)-screen image on a widescreen television.