Thanks for all the good suggestions. I actually did try masking a few weeks ago. I glued a few pieces of black foamcore together to hang on the sides of the TV. I even custom-cut a few pieces and mitered the edges with sandpaper so that they fit into the frame of the TV. That didn't work so well...
I thought it might be a TV/DVD player compatibility issue so I bought a Toshiba progressive scan player (same brand as the TV) and had the same results. In fact, I picked up several DVD players and ended up taking them all back except for the two I mentioned above. My TV has a film/video...
This is probably going to sound like a strange question, but I seriously need help. By the way, this is my first post in this forum. I recently bought a 42" Toshiba widescreen TV and the salesperson suggested I also buy a progressive scan DVD player in order to take full advantage of the...