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Toshiba TV issues

Hi Folks,

How could i make the image on the tv in full mode. Bought this on second hand. The DVD is playing fantastic but NOT fully on the screen.

Cheers

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  • Tiexen
    Tiexen Posts: 740 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    If its a "Widescreen" film its not meant to be across the whole screen, you will have black lines top and bottom.

    If its a Widescreen set and your viewing an old TV show its not meant to fill the screen you should have black lines left and right.
  • WTFH
    WTFH Posts: 2,266 Forumite
    OK, what model of TV is it, and what DVD player?
    Is the DVD playing with black bars top and bottom, or is it playing with black all the way around it?
    1. Have you tried to Google the answer?
    2. If you were in the other person's shoes, how would you react?
    3. Do you want a quick answer or better understanding?
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    Bear in mind that even if it is a widescreen TV, you might still get black bars top and bottom.

    Domestic widescreen is 1920x1080 = 16:9 aspect ratio, or 1.78:1

    Cinematic widescreen can be anything up to 2.55:1, so much more width per unit of height, hence black bars top and bottom.
    http://www.widescreen.org/aspect_ratios.shtml
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