2020-10-18, 04:29
To quote myself in an earlier post regarding this subject...
The simple reason for those black bars is that 16:9 was chosen for HD content was that a 4:3 signal and ‘CinemaScope’ could both showed the FULL image at the right aspect ratio, although both sizes have black bars where there is no image, this is a ‘feature’ and not a ‘bug’
Zooming in, you are losing parts of the image, and possibly something that the director viewed importantly - or in your instance, stretching a 4:3 ratio
16:9 is a compromise, as with any screen ratio you go for, you will simply not please all of your video footage all of the time, watch the curtains in the cinema, not the red ones, the black ones that cover the sides of the screen.... especially between adverts, trailers and the feature. If you went with a TV with an aspect ratio that is similar to Cinemascope - you will still end up with black bars.
The TV is correctly showing the right image, as is Kodi - if you want someone to blame for the black bars - blame Hollywood for using too many aspect ratios - and if you are of a certain age - the guys who thought Pan and Scan was a good thing to do with movies from the 70s' - 90's.
The compromise here was done when we went to HDTV's were they had tio decise on an aspect ratio that showed all pre 90's TV footage, whilst at the same time show all Cinemascope movies.
The simple reason for those black bars is that 16:9 was chosen for HD content was that a 4:3 signal and ‘CinemaScope’ could both showed the FULL image at the right aspect ratio, although both sizes have black bars where there is no image, this is a ‘feature’ and not a ‘bug’
Zooming in, you are losing parts of the image, and possibly something that the director viewed importantly - or in your instance, stretching a 4:3 ratio
16:9 is a compromise, as with any screen ratio you go for, you will simply not please all of your video footage all of the time, watch the curtains in the cinema, not the red ones, the black ones that cover the sides of the screen.... especially between adverts, trailers and the feature. If you went with a TV with an aspect ratio that is similar to Cinemascope - you will still end up with black bars.
The TV is correctly showing the right image, as is Kodi - if you want someone to blame for the black bars - blame Hollywood for using too many aspect ratios - and if you are of a certain age - the guys who thought Pan and Scan was a good thing to do with movies from the 70s' - 90's.
The compromise here was done when we went to HDTV's were they had tio decise on an aspect ratio that showed all pre 90's TV footage, whilst at the same time show all Cinemascope movies.
