Cannot get widescrren on new tv when watching DVD's?

We bought a new 32" lcd screen tv (samsung lcd hd ready). But when we watch DVD's there is a black line on the top and bottom of the screen. My old Tv (just a standard widescreen TV) didn't have this. The setting on the TV are set to 16:9.....but this makes no difference atl all. I'm sure that I could change the setting on my DVD player before, but I cannot now, it blocks me out of that setting area. Its an alba dvd player. any ideas???





Also, are all new tv's widescreen?

Cannot get widescrren on new tv when watching DVD's?
Are you using the FULLSCREEN Version of the DVDs or the Wide Screen version??





Full screen will create shadow boxes %26lt;%26lt;AND%26gt;%26gt; grey out the Widescreen choice in your Alba DVD player !!





I'm Good.....I'm well worth the points, I have dealt with this problem for years.....
Reply:On the DVD, press the "setup" button on remote, and most have a function under picture / TV or similar to reset it to send the output as widescreen.





Check the DVD manual if you can find it, of google with model No and widescreen to find out exactly where on your model.
Reply:Your Samsung widescreen TV displays black lines on top and bottom because the DVD was produced in an even wider ratio (compared to 16:9) such as 2.35:1. That's the problem. To fix this, your remote probably has a blue botton called "P. Size". Press that and it will stretch the picture so it fills the whole screen. Alternatively, you can go to your TV's menu and select the appropriate zoom level.





But if you do this, you will notice that the picture is a little stretched.





And no, not all new TVs are 16:9 widescreen. They are TVs (including CRT and LCDs) that still offer 4:3 aspect ratio.





If this didn't solve your problem, please provide your TV's model No. so I can check all the specifications.





Hope this helps!





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Reply:The black line at the top and bottom of the screen is normal for 16:9 widesreens. There is no need to stress over it and it is not a problem, it is just how DVDs are played on wide-screen HDTVs. But there still is a way to get rid of it. Using your TV's remote, change the display mode to 'Zoom', or S.Stretch', or 'Theatre Wide', and select the setting that allows you to fill your entire screen with video. This may slightly degrade quality but it is the only way.
Reply:did you buy the widescreen version of the movie? or is it regular version. look on the dvd box. it's on the top of the front of the box. if it's the widescreen version then you don't have the option of changing thos settings. my husband makes the mistake of buying regular dvd's because all our tv's are widescreen. lol...





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