Hi Guys ,


Whenever we are watching a DVD / Downloadad movie on my 32" LG LH20 lcd tv there is always a black bar at the top and bottom
If i use the zoom on the tv then i cant get all the subtitles

Whys is the happening in the first place ? (thought all movies are in the 16:9 ratio ?
How to avoid it

Use 16:9 widescreen setting on DVD player option. Use zoom function on DVD player instead.

For some media player, you can actually position the subtitles a bit up or down

And no...not many movies are in 16:9..most are 1.85:1 and 2.39:1, 1.78:1

This post has been edited by azbro: Oct 19 2010, 04:55 PM

here we go again.

do not adjust your set, only some movies are 16:9, for the rest you will get black bars at top and bottom.

Which media players can position subtitles ? ( doesnt it depend on the movie , not the player ?)

movie aspect ratio depends on the movie itself. the player can only zoom it.

Get Philips 21:9 LCD TV. All top and bottom black bar will be gone

New ratio?

but you get pillar boxes when watching other than 21:9 movies.

No.. instead of top & bottom black box, you'll get right and left black box.. but
this definitely solve TS problem.. the top & bottom pillar box issues..

Am currently using a 16:9 LG 32" lcd
Cannot upgrade anytime soon ,
will just have to zoom using DVD player and adjust subtitles if can on my Media player

*sigh*

actually when someone says pillar box, they mean the left and right black bars (pillars are vertical)

I think "pillar box" is the widely accepted terms in the TV world for black bars to the left and right of the picture on a widescreen TV

the top and bottom bars are just "top and bottom bars"

This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Oct 20 2010, 04:38 PM

pillarbox----left & right bars
letterbox---top & bottom bars

redbox---?

the OP contradict him/herself by stating: black bar top and bottom but the title said pillarbar.

thanks, I forgot the terminology "letterbox"