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Brian Gentry · 02-20-2004, 05:13 PM

What you should see is a *very* slightly pillar boxed image. Doing the math:

1.66 / 1.85 = 0.897

So, about 10% of the width of the image should be pillar boxed. Given an average 5% over scan (on each side) on most TVs, the pillar boxing may be out of the visible area. I think I remember seeing a little bit of vertical black bars on the sides when I last watched The Lion King, but it's been a few months so my memory is blurry.

I may check again when I get home.

Hope this helps.

Brian.

02-20-2004, 05:13 PM	#2 of 6
Brian Gentry Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 04:48 AM Local Date: 11-23-2008 Posts: 36	What you should see is a very slightly pillar boxed image. Doing the math: 1.66 / 1.85 = 0.897 So, about 10% of the width of the image should be pillar boxed. Given an average 5% over scan (on each side) on most TVs, the pillar boxing may be out of the visible area. I think I remember seeing a little bit of vertical black bars on the sides when I last watched The Lion King, but it's been a few months so my memory is blurry. I may check again when I get home. Hope this helps. Brian.