2007-03-17 05:30:17 · 2 answers · asked by Victor Z 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Depends
If the signal is transmitted in 4:3; use the TV aspect button to strech the image to 16:9
If the signal is transmitted in 16:9; the station put extra bars there, so the TV thinks it is already HD. Your TV may not be able to scale 16:9 signals
If you see black stripes on top/bottom while watching a DVD, this is because even widescreen DVDs are not filmed in 16:9. Again, you can zoom, but you will lose parts of the picture.
2007-03-17 05:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by TV guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Comcast HD. The only time I get black bars is on the sides, when the tv station is broadcasting 480p or a 4:3 show and upscaling it to 720p/1080i. Otherwise, true HD content should always be in 16:9 widescreen format and you should not have black bars.
2007-03-17 13:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by techman2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋