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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
When was the last time you watched a 1.66:1 anamorphic image on a 16:9 display? Mine was last week @ Costco, and the pillarboxing (what they call the black bars at the sides) was clearly visible.

I have 2 anamorphic 1.66:1 DVDs, and when I watch either of them on this computer (where I don't have to worry about losing any of the picture to overscan) it cuts off the top and bottom. It does this because PowerDVD believes everything outside the 16x9 area must be black - so for all intents and purposes it is equal to watching it on an overscan-free 16:9 display.