letterbox bars on a Widescreen TV?
I just got a Mitsubishi 52" Widescreen TV. When I play DVDs I still get the black bars on the top and bottom like when watching a DVD on my 4:3 TV. I believe everything is set correctly within the menus from the DVD player and the TV itself. The bars aren't as wide as if it was on a 4:3 tv, but they are still there. Am I correct in assuming that watching a widescreen DVD on a widescreen TV should eliminate the bars?
I just wanted to jump in to clarify something....
Anamorphic DVDs can have different aspect ratios. These DVDs are different in that they contain more video infomation than a regular DVD, thus the picture is better. They are often referred to as "Enhanced for 16:9 TVs" because they can only be taken advantage of by widescreen TVs (or 4:3 TVs that have a widescreen mode).