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It all depends in which video resolution / aspect ratio the video has been made.
In general there is the 16:9 video (same as your typical fullhd TV at home), and there is the 21:9 movies which are shown at cinemas.
You can use the zoom function in order to get rid of the black bars. Depending on the video source, parts of the video will fall beyond the monitor/tv borders.
Whether the correct resolution is determined is another matter.
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That's how the director shot the movie so you should just leave it alone and enjoy.
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Ok, thanks for the info! I just thought that all 16:9 content was supposed to use the full screen..
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What is that movie? It looks sci-fi but I don't recognise the scene.
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Curious. The file is exactly 1920 x 1080 and the pixel mapping is 1:1 we exactly open 1920 x 1080. So two things: a) the TV is set to wrong AR b) the black bars are IN the movie.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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2017-11-11, 15:13
(This post was last modified: 2017-11-11, 15:15 by Prot0n.)
I would go with option two then, since other 16:9 1080p content is using a full screen
When playing the file on a laptop using VLC I'm also getting the black bars, therefore I guess it's in the file..