Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom

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Posted by jimmyjames (A) on November 24, 2008 at 11:55:40

Just got a BD player and Iron Man disc. This title is something like 2.25 to whatever aspect ratio. I have an older Sony 60" LCD RPTV. With 1080 in via component or HDMI/DVI the set does not allow zooming or wide zoom to get rid of letter boxing. Do newer displays allow zooming of letter boxed BD titles? 720 and 1080 from cable box does not do this and with DVD I am able to zoom. Very disappointed in BD at this point because of these cockamamy aspect ratios that these directors use to "stylize" their films. I thought it was a pile of crap when DVD first came out(and I think it is a pile of crap now with BD) and evidently so did a bunch of other folks since it became standard function with displays to be able to compensate for this retardation masqueraiding as artistic license.

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Topic - Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - jimmyjames 11:55:40 11/24/08 (17)

It's not Blu-ray's fault, it's the fault of your TV - racerguy 14:00:01 11/25/08 (3)

Don't blame them. - GTF 19:55:21 11/30/08 (2)

There certainly ARE standard aspect ratios for movies. - jeffreybehr 17:48:50 12/02/08 (1)

Just two? - GTF 21:08:09 12/02/08 (0)

RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - Cosmic Closet 17:28:02 11/24/08 (12)

RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - jimmyjames 06:54:08 11/25/08 (10)

Perhaps you can just relegate your BD player to true 16x9 material - Russell Low 08:30:48 11/25/08 (2)

I forgot to add that BDs of TV series are also 16x9... - Russell 08:31:58 11/26/08 (1)

RE: I forgot to add that BDs of TV series are also 16x9... - Gmood1 11:22:07 11/26/08 (0)

RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - Gmood1 08:28:08 11/25/08 (0)

RE: Blu-Ray, letter boxing and zoom - Hornlover 08:03:46 11/25/08 (5)

HOW DARE YOU! - GTF 20:02:07 11/30/08 (2)

RE: HOW DARE YOU! - Hornlover 08:07:25 12/01/08 (1)

RE: HOW DARE YOU! - GTF 13:08:35 12/01/08 (0)

I'm amazed - jimmyjames 06:58:15 11/26/08 (1)

RE: I'm amazed - Hornlover 07:35:51 11/26/08 (0)

well said - Joe Murphy Jr 21:41:09 11/24/08 (0)

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