Posted by sean at 170.148.92.44 on December 31, 2002 at 13:10:01:
In Reply to: I understand what both of you are saying.... posted by Barry, Suave MF on December 31, 2002 at 13:00:12:
: ...but wasn't the original question about having black bars on the screen in general? Basically "I have a widescreen TV but still have black bars. Why?"
No, the question was "I still have black bars on *some* DVDs". Specifying "Attack of the Clones" facilitated the answer, but it could just as easily have been "Lawrence of Arabia", "2001: A Space Odyssey", or "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".
: I know the aspect ratio matters, but what I'm saying is that w/those TVs, I think you'd get black bars no matter what the ratio is.
I don't have one of the TVs, so I can't say from personal experience that you're wrong, but the original poster said it only happens on some DVDs, so I think that, unless a bunch of movies that are supposed to be 1.85 are also showing the lines, that's probably the reason.