- Jan 11, 2002
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Hi. I purchased a surround sound sytem with a DVD player for my father as a gift. I just set it up this weekend at his house. I have some questions about DVD players and the "letterbox" format. I have never owned a DVD player myself, so this is new to me (don't laugh, I'm "middle-aged").
When we play a DVD, it appears in letterbox format, with the black bands at the top and bottom. I can make the image fill the entire screen only by using the "zoom" feature on the DVD player. Somehow I came to believe that DVDs would allow you to watch movies either in letterbox or the full-screen mode. Is this not true? We'd both prefer not to watch in letterbox mode.
The DVD player has setup options for screen size. I set it for "4:3 normal". The other chices were "4:3 letterbox" and "16:9" widescreen". This had no effect on the image; its still letterbox. The instruction manual stated that, depending on how the DVDs are recorded, your viewing options may be limited. Are there any DVDs that are not recorded in letterbox? Or any that have both modes?
Can you shed any light on this? Thank you kindly.
When we play a DVD, it appears in letterbox format, with the black bands at the top and bottom. I can make the image fill the entire screen only by using the "zoom" feature on the DVD player. Somehow I came to believe that DVDs would allow you to watch movies either in letterbox or the full-screen mode. Is this not true? We'd both prefer not to watch in letterbox mode.
The DVD player has setup options for screen size. I set it for "4:3 normal". The other chices were "4:3 letterbox" and "16:9" widescreen". This had no effect on the image; its still letterbox. The instruction manual stated that, depending on how the DVDs are recorded, your viewing options may be limited. Are there any DVDs that are not recorded in letterbox? Or any that have both modes?
Can you shed any light on this? Thank you kindly.