LCD 141" Screen 1280 x 800 Video resolution problem

[firewire]

Hi
I implimented 1280 x 800 resolution from 1024 x 768 because the 1280 x 800
is my native resolution. However, now when I watch videos or dvd movies I
don't have the full width of the screen; there is a black boarder on the
right and left sides of the screen. When I was using 1024 x 768 and ran a
video it used the full screen With the 1280 x 800 resolution every other
aspect of the screen is better especeally the amont of content increase. Can
the LCD screen be adjusted like a CRT can or is this a normal situation with
the Widescreen LCD Laptop? Thanks for your help.

[John Inzer]

firewire wrote:
> Hi
> I implimented 1280 x 800 resolution from 1024 x 768 because the 1280
> x 800 is my native resolution. However, now when I watch videos or
> dvd movies I don't have the full width of the screen; there is a
> black boarder on the right and left sides of the screen. When I was
> using 1024 x 768 and ran a video it used the full screen With the
> 1280 x 800 resolution every other aspect of the screen is better
> especeally the amont of content increase. Can the LCD screen be
> adjusted like a CRT can or is this a normal situation with the
> Widescreen LCD Laptop? Thanks for your help.
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Mathematically the aspect ratio is different so unless
you had a way to stretch the image to fill the screen
(which of course would distort the image) you will have
black borders.

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MS Picture It! MVP

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[firewire]

Hi John
Thanks for your reply and information. I have a few more questions to make
sure I understand you. Does the aspect ratio of the 1024 x 768 allow it to
use the entire width of the screen? Is it a true statement that if one wants
the increased content that comes with the 1028 x 800 resolution one must
accept the shortened screen when viewing video? Thanks for your help.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> firewire wrote:
> > Hi
> > I implimented 1280 x 800 resolution from 1024 x 768 because the 1280
> > x 800 is my native resolution. However, now when I watch videos or
> > dvd movies I don't have the full width of the screen; there is a
> > black boarder on the right and left sides of the screen. When I was
> > using 1024 x 768 and ran a video it used the full screen With the
> > 1280 x 800 resolution every other aspect of the screen is better
> > especeally the amont of content increase. Can the LCD screen be
> > adjusted like a CRT can or is this a normal situation with the
> > Widescreen LCD Laptop? Thanks for your help.
> ========================================
> Mathematically the aspect ratio is different so unless
> you had a way to stretch the image to fill the screen
> (which of course would distort the image) you will have
> black borders.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

[John Inzer]

firewire wrote:
> Hi John
> Thanks for your reply and information. I have a few more questions to
> make sure I understand you. Does the aspect ratio of the 1024 x 768
> allow it to use the entire width of the screen?
==============================
1024x768 is an aspect ratio of 4:3...I have no
idea what the aspect ratio your screen is.
==============================
> Is it a true statement that if one wants the increased content that comes
> with the
> 1028 x 800 resolution one must accept the shortened screen when
> viewing video? Thanks for your help.
==================================
The true statement is as I told you before...
Mathematically the aspect ratio is different so unless
you had a way to stretch the image to fill the screen
(which of course would distort the image) you will have
black borders.

That's the best I can offer. Try using Google
to search for info about aspect ratios.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[Bill's News]

firewire wrote:
> Hi
> I implimented 1280 x 800 resolution from 1024 x 768 because
> the 1280
> x 800 is my native resolution. However, now when I watch
> videos or
> dvd movies I don't have the full width of the screen; there is
> a
> black boarder on the right and left sides of the screen. When
> I was
> using 1024 x 768 and ran a video it used the full screen With
> the
> 1280 x 800 resolution every other aspect of the screen is
> better
> especeally the amont of content increase. Can the LCD screen
> be
> adjusted like a CRT can or is this a normal situation with the
> Widescreen LCD Laptop? Thanks for your help.

1024x768=1.33 aspect
1280x800=1.6 aspect

A 1.33 picture, displayed on a 1.6 screen will be pillared
(black bars on each side).
A 1.6 picture, displayed on a 1.33 screen will be letterboxed
(black bars top and bottom).

I the first case, you can "stretch" the image horizontally, thus
distorting it. Or you can zoom the image h/v in aspect, filling
the screen but losing parts of the image at top and bottom.

In the second case, the stretch would be vertical or the zoomed
loss would be on each side.

One video display program which illustrates this quite nicely is
Media Player Classic. It is free of charge and easily found.
The traditional cursor controls in the numeric pad will expand
or contract the h/v independently.

[Bill's News]

141" screen at 1280 horizontal is fewer than 12 pixels to the
inch. I trust the 141" is a typo?