“I am having a very hard time finding a blu-ray player that does not force DVD video into a 16:9 aspect ratio. Does this player maintain the true 4:3 aspect ratio of video from DVDs by adding the vertical black bars to the sides?”
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Hi Kevin, It depends whether you have a standard TV or high-definition TV (HDTV), this is normal operation. This is sometimes referred to as a letterbox effect. This is because the video was recorded or is being broadcast in a wide-screen, 16:9 aspect ratio. To fit the entire picture of a wide-screen movie on a TV and maintain the proper dimensions, the size of the movie is reduced. Therefore, since the width of the movie is wider than its height, black bars are seen at the top and bottom of the screen. «Jerome
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