Sky Movies wide screen

[paul26982]

all channels are spot on apart from my movies and hd movies im getting anoyed now at having half the size screen with black bands at top and bottom- QUESTION how do i sort that out to the right size picture without effecting the other channel pictures, thanks

[Einion Yrth]

Buy one of these, note that the movies you are watching were not made in 16:9 and the correct aspect ratio either needs cropping from the sides or bands top and bottom, or adjust your TV to make everyone look tall and thin. Don't forget to adjust it back afterwards.

[Mr E]

paul26982 said:

all channels are spot on apart from my movies and hd movies im getting anoyed now at having half the size screen with black bands at top and bottom- QUESTION how do i sort that out to the right size picture without effecting the other channel pictures, thanks

If sky are showing them in the correct format, you should have borders top and bottom. Cinema is wider than a 16:9 screen.

[TonyHetherington]

If you fix it you'll either have everyone looking stretched, or miss quite a lot of the edges of the screen.

[anonymous-user]

Einion Yrth said:

Buy one of these, note that the movies you are watching were not made in 16:9 and the correct aspect ratio either needs cropping from the sides or bands top and bottom, or adjust your TV to make everyone look tall and thin. Don't forget to adjust it back afterwards.

That's the way to go!! When I build my house that's exactly the type of thing I want!

[Einion Yrth]

garyhun said:

Einion Yrth said:

Buy one of these, note that the movies you are watching were not made in 16:9 and the correct aspect ratio either needs cropping from the sides or bands top and bottom, or adjust your TV to make everyone look tall and thin. Don't forget to adjust it back afterwards.

That's the way to go!! When I build my house that's exactly the type of thing I want!

Problem with the Philips super-wide TV of course is that the OP would presumably be complining about the black bands left and right on most program content.

[anonymous-user]

Einion Yrth said:

garyhun said:

Einion Yrth said:

Buy one of these, note that the movies you are watching were not made in 16:9 and the correct aspect ratio either needs cropping from the sides or bands top and bottom, or adjust your TV to make everyone look tall and thin. Don't forget to adjust it back afterwards.

That's the way to go!! When I build my house that's exactly the type of thing I want!

Problem with the Philips super-wide TV of course is that the OP would presumably be complining about the black bands left and right on most program content.

Naturally

[paul26982]

funny enough very simular just not that wide have two phillips ambi's

[headcase]

Make sure your set up correctly first, make sure the Sky is set to output 16:9, also that your TV is switched to 16:9, when you have that done you will view 16:9 when avaialble and a stretches 4:3 when only 4:3 is available.
If you dont like the black bars on the movie channels this is caused by then movie being recorded in a wider aspect to 16:9 this is normal. If you dont like it there is a button on your TV remote to bodge it, it will be albelled up as 'Aspect', you need to select 'Super Zoom' or 'Movie expand' or something similar this is something you will need to do when required it will not do it automatically then you will have to switch back to 16:9 when done.
Also You could buy the philips set or just warp time and space around your current TV to make the picture fit