GBatman28
Novice Member
Hello all, I'm very sure this has been a topic that has been argued about on almost every Audio/Visual forums. The topic i want to discuss is Aspect Ratio, and the stretching of it through an external receiver. Is this possible? Is there even a will to make this possible?
I know there may be a few purists here who rather see Blu-Rays in their original ratio, but I am part of the group who just wants the movie to FIT THE SCREEN without distorting the image horizontally.
For a while now, I have owned an LG 120hz Trumotion, 16:9 flatscreen that still looks amazing when playing video games and watching Blu-Ray movies... Anamorphic Blu-Rays for that matter. As many of us already know, and are furious about, is the fact that most Blu-Rays are stuck in whatever Aspect Ratio they are presented in, and will most definitely fit horizontally, but will leave giant, disgusting, annoying, and ugly bars on the top and bottom of the screen. I have searched frantically for an option or setting somewhere in my Blu-ray player, my Television, and everywhere else for a way to stretch the picture Vertically, and NOT horizontally.
As far as my research can tell, Only HD projectors can stretch video vertically, but i am not going to go out and spend money reorganizing my entertainment center to fit a projector screen. Also there's the simple fact that the picture will pretty much mimic an HD DLP... IT WILL look terrible during the day with all the light coming into the living room. So going out and buying a Projector is completely out of the question.
What I (and thousands of other people) are looking for, is a Video Reciever that can stretch incoming video (Horizontally and Vertically Respectfully) , in order to fill your 16:9 screens with your favorite Blu-Ray movies.
Is this even possible? Why have i not found a device that can perform this? I know for a fact that there is a demand for this, so why is it not getting done?
If there is anyone who know of such device, please point it out to all of us.
Thanks Guys.
I know there may be a few purists here who rather see Blu-Rays in their original ratio, but I am part of the group who just wants the movie to FIT THE SCREEN without distorting the image horizontally.
For a while now, I have owned an LG 120hz Trumotion, 16:9 flatscreen that still looks amazing when playing video games and watching Blu-Ray movies... Anamorphic Blu-Rays for that matter. As many of us already know, and are furious about, is the fact that most Blu-Rays are stuck in whatever Aspect Ratio they are presented in, and will most definitely fit horizontally, but will leave giant, disgusting, annoying, and ugly bars on the top and bottom of the screen. I have searched frantically for an option or setting somewhere in my Blu-ray player, my Television, and everywhere else for a way to stretch the picture Vertically, and NOT horizontally.
As far as my research can tell, Only HD projectors can stretch video vertically, but i am not going to go out and spend money reorganizing my entertainment center to fit a projector screen. Also there's the simple fact that the picture will pretty much mimic an HD DLP... IT WILL look terrible during the day with all the light coming into the living room. So going out and buying a Projector is completely out of the question.
What I (and thousands of other people) are looking for, is a Video Reciever that can stretch incoming video (Horizontally and Vertically Respectfully) , in order to fill your 16:9 screens with your favorite Blu-Ray movies.
Is this even possible? Why have i not found a device that can perform this? I know for a fact that there is a demand for this, so why is it not getting done?
If there is anyone who know of such device, please point it out to all of us.
Thanks Guys.