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Perhaps you can just relegate your BD player to true 16x9 material

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In Reply to: RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom posted by jimmyjames on November 25, 2008 at 06:54:08

I also prefer to view films shot in their original aspect ratio, black bars or no. But if you truly hate black bars that much, there's still a wealth of BDs out there that will fill your screen. Most documentaries, such as the outstanding 'Planet Earth' series and similar titles from the BBC, are in the 1.78:1 (16x9) aspect ratio, which is identical to your screen. There are a fair number of music BDs that are the same. And, there are many films that are 1.85:1, which will fill just about all of your screen--those dreaded black bars are pretty minimal. And don't forget that these BDs will still look (and sound) significantly better than their DVD equivalents.

Russell

Follow Ups:

I forgot to add that BDs of TV series are also 16x9... - Russell 08:31:58 11/26/08 (1)
Granted, there aren't a lot of TV series on BD (and I don't even know if you're interested in them), but the ones that are out do look great. I've got 'Prison Break' (seasons 1 and 3) and 'Lost' (season 3; season 4 is about to be released). And then there is the great 'Band of Brothers' miniseries, which was just recently released on BD and got a spectacular review (click below).

Russell
- http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1151&show=review (Open in New Window)
- RE: I forgot to add that BDs of TV series are also 16x9... - Gmood1 11:22:07 11/26/08 (0)
  I just went to Netflix and dropped all 6 Disc in my queue! I can't wait to check them out on Blu ray!

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