[tododo]

Hi all

Sorry for the probably simple question - hopefully someone can explain briefly

Just trying to understand why some vids do not play full screen for example

Downloaded a video 1280x720 and that plays fullscreen on my fullhd TV

Downloaded another video say 1920x800 and that has black bars at the top and bottom

Anybody know why this is - TV cant play 1920x800 in fullscreen I guess just not sure why?

I think I have match resolution to display ticked

Thanks for any pointers

[artrafael]

Try cycling through the various aspect ratios by pressing "z" on your keyboard.

[nickr]

Because it is a widescreen movie designed to be watched at a ratio of 2.35:1 - if you stretch that to full height then the picture will be distorted - people will be skinny/tall.

[Dusso Janladde]

As long as you don't have black bars on all four sides of the picture, you have nothing to worry about. For anything that's NOT in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio, black bars are GOOD because they mean you're seeing the full picture without stretching or cropping it.

[tododo]

Ok thanks for the info guys - ive wondered for ages about it