Widescreen laptop - dvd's don't play full screen

Amba_Gambla

Hi
Just trying to watch my DVDs on my new laptop...... It's a widescreen laptop, but the DVDs (even the widescreen ones) never fill the screen.... Is there any way to make them fill the whole screen (or even a bit more) I'm playing them in Windows Media Player, on fullscreen mode....

I got this screenshot, and you can just about see how much of the screen is being occupied..... can anyone help please, I seem to have exausted all the settings!!

irnbru_2

I just see a solid black image.

Any films which are 2.35:1 won't fill the screen.

vgopal

a tip, windows media player isnt very good at playing dvd,

get powerdvd.

Amba_Gambla

If you look at a lsight angle, you should be able to see a slightly grey area in the middle where the film should be! I was actually playing a film at the time, but it hasn't shown for some reason!

opportunity_cost

Try playing the DVD with Media Player Classic. It's a great free player and you can change things like aspect ratio with it.

-TangleFoot-

Amba_Gambla wrote:

I was actually playing a film at the time, but it hasn't shown for some reason!

There's a pretty good explanation for that on this page.