Aspect Ratio 4x3 16x9 4:3 16:9 Letterbox Pillarbox Pan Scan

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The aspect ratio or basic shape of TVs have changed in recent years with the rise of high definition wide screen TVs. 4x3 has been taken over by 16x9 and this short video explains the ramifications.

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[ziptieTV]

Black bars are sompthing you have to live with unless you get a projecter

[riothero313]

unfortunately sometimes the side bars are grey depending on the brand.

[rankingtrevor]

Norting wrong vertical black lines, especially on an older movie.

[pCriistopher]

Then you get a widescreen the "same inches" or a bit more as the full screen and you get a smaller picture for older movies, no? Can't win either way. lol.

[Agantjr]

What is meant by 0.672916667 aspect ratio? I see this listed on some large plasma TVs, Panasonic for starters.

[skrikon]

/watch?v=04i3DcH42mw what aspect ratio is that?

[apache566]

Now why did I get a 4:3 HD LCD tv in 2005?!

[PREZILLA2009]

Letterboxed is awsome hell with full screen Those two black bars dont bother me at all Im pretty much fine with them.

[RMProdux2008]

my god to think we went decades watching movies at home pan and scanned. not until what 2005 did they come out with 16:9 tvs?? every movie i see now in its original format is like watching it for the first time.

[ZroDfects]

Thumbs up if you were like me and you hated widscreen movies with the annoying black bars when you used to own a 4:3 tv, but over time you got used them and now you can't stand full frame moves :P..