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- Black bars on the screen means the aspect ratio of your TV is different from the aspect ratio of what you're watching, or basically, the video you're watching is wider than your TV. In order to show the entire video without cutting the left and right edges off, black bars are used at the top and bottom to fill in the extra space on your TV.
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Dec 10, 2020 · There is a good reason you may see black bars on your TV screen. By. Robert Silva. Updated on December 10, 2020. Reviewed by. Jessica Kormos. When viewing theatrical films on your HDTV or 4K Ultra HD TV, you might still see black bars on the top and bottom of some images, even though your TV has a 16x9 aspect ratio .
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Mar 26, 2016 · Confused why there are black bars on the top and bottom (or sometimes on the sides) of your TV? It's not your TV. Well, not really. Here's all you ever wanted to know about aspect...
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- Fixing a Cropped, Squashed, or Stretched Picture. Have you ever watched TV and thought that the picture looked a little off? Maybe the people look squashed, or maybe parts of the picture look like they're disappearing past the edge of the screen.
- How to Turn Off the 'Soap Opera Effect' The "soap opera effect" is a common picture grievance that occurs when movement on the screen looks unnatural.
- What to Do If the Picture Is Too Dark. Have you ever noticed the picture on your TV looking brighter or dimmer depending on the time of day? That's likely due to a power-saving feature that's the bane of cinephiles everywhere: the light sensor.
- How to Fix the Color on Your TV. If you've watched TV and thought the picture looks too blue or too green, or that skin tones appear unnaturally yellow, your TV's color settings might be off.
Black bars appearing on the TV screen. No sound. Poor sound quality. Clear audio delay. Not connecting to the internet. HDMI connection issues. TV not turning on. TV turning on by itself. TV turning off by itself. Now that we've built-out this list, let's have a look at each issue more in-depth specific to the type of issue that it relates to.
Your TV is probably trimming the edges of your TV shows and movies. Worse, this trimming means it has to zoom in on the image, potentially decreasing picture quality. It's an easy thing to fix,...
- Geoffrey Morrison
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Mar 1, 2018 · Yahoo (my employer) is developing a new subscription service whose shows are all shot vertically. The upshot: Because of their ubiquity, we now watch most of our videos on smartphones; because of ...
Check the TV menu and home screen. If the picture looks stretched or distorted on the TV menu, the TV may require repair. Try a different input source (cable, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc™ player). If the issue only occurs on a specific input, check the settings of the connected device.
