Don'tCallM
Okay, so I just got a Blu-Ray player and I was under the impression that it would upconvert my old DVDs to a better signal and they would take up my whole screen. Right now, I am watching Ratatouille on DVD and it's playing with black bars on the sides (and top and bottom, because it's a widescreen DVD).
What is wrong? Is there a setting somewhere I have to change? It's a Sharp, if that helps.
For the record, this is a 16:9 widescreen movie...and the black bars shouldn't be there...the picture should expand through the whole screen.
Answer
To get widescreen video to your TV, the player has to be connected to the TV using either an HDMI or a component video cable. If the player is connected with an S-video or composite video (yellow RCA plug) cable, then the player will letterbox any widescreen DVD or Blu-ray movie into a standard 4:3 square format. If the TV isn't set to stretch that 4:3 image, then you also get black areas on the sides (the effect is called "windowboxing": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windowbox_%28film%29 ).
S-video or composite video cables also don't support HD video, so you won't get all of the detail available on Blu-ray until you upgrade to a better cable.
You really should use an HDMI cable (search online for the best price) with that player, because even though a component cable will allow widescreen HD video, it will limit Blu-ray video to 1080i, and DVDs to 480p (no upconversion by the player).
To get widescreen video to your TV, the player has to be connected to the TV using either an HDMI or a component video cable. If the player is connected with an S-video or composite video (yellow RCA plug) cable, then the player will letterbox any widescreen DVD or Blu-ray movie into a standard 4:3 square format. If the TV isn't set to stretch that 4:3 image, then you also get black areas on the sides (the effect is called "windowboxing": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windowbox_%28film%29 ).
S-video or composite video cables also don't support HD video, so you won't get all of the detail available on Blu-ray until you upgrade to a better cable.
You really should use an HDMI cable (search online for the best price) with that player, because even though a component cable will allow widescreen HD video, it will limit Blu-ray video to 1080i, and DVDs to 480p (no upconversion by the player).
can you play a 3d blu ray play in a regular blu ray player?
Jim K
Answer
The standard for Blu-ray 3D video was developed to be backwards compatible with existing 2D Blu-ray players: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Blu-ray_3D .
"the MVC (3D) stream is backward compatible with H.264/AVC (2D) stream, allowing older 2D devices and software to decode stereoscopic video streams, ignoring additional information for the second view"
The standard for Blu-ray 3D video was developed to be backwards compatible with existing 2D Blu-ray players: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Blu-ray_3D .
"the MVC (3D) stream is backward compatible with H.264/AVC (2D) stream, allowing older 2D devices and software to decode stereoscopic video streams, ignoring additional information for the second view"
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