A couple of related questions...
Most DVD's seem to be 1.85:1 or 2.35:1.
If the 16x9 TV breaks down to 1.78:1, wouldn't that mean there are very small black bars for 1.85:1 films too?
And on a film that's something like 1.66:1 (I think Pi is that way), do you get small vertical bars?
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