Bowling for Columbine Aspect?

[Chad Ferguson]

Yesterday I finally purchased this movie and watched it. One thing I noticed was 1. There was no black bars 2. Credits and on screen words were getting cut off at the sides. IT just seemed to me like I was not getting the whole picture. My dvd player is set to 4:3 mode, so I can not think of what else to do? Can anyone help me?
Thanks

 

[Damin J Toell]

Make sure your player is set to "4x3 Letterbox" as opposed to "4x3 Pan & Scan".

DJ

 

[Chad Ferguson]

Wow, thank you very much!!! One more question. Does this mean every movie I've watched has been displayed in an incorrect aspect ratio?

 

[Dan Rudolph]

No, most movies don't support this feature and will show letterboxed anyway.