[superste]

i have a sky plus and sky digital and 2 wide screen tvs so when i watch a program which is being tramsiteed in widescreen should i expect the whole screen to be filled as at the moment when watching a widescreen program(i check by pressing i) i still see two ugly black boarders top and bottom

so on my phillips tv i have to change it to automatic so it fills the whole screen but it cuts some off and when ever i use the scan banner it automatically make the screen small and moves the screen up which gets annoying as it keeps on constanly changing

[CrystalAvenger]

Do you only get these black bands on the screen on certain channels - such as the Sky Movie channels for example? If so, it's because since these channels all started broadcasting in widescreen they have been playing many more films in their original 2:35:1 format, which means even on a 16:9 TV, because a cinema screen is quite a bit wider than a widescreen TV set, you still get black bars at the top and bottom on a widescreen TV - although much smaller than on a 4:3 TV, of course...

[ajlittle75]

are your digiboxes set up for widescreen, if not do the following:-

- Press the ‘Services’ button on the Sky remote control
- Press 4 – System Setup
- Press 1 – Picture Settings
- Ensure the Picture Format is set to ’16:9’
- Save the new settings before exiting the menu

[superste]

i am such fool i always thought wide screen was the other one not 16:9 it working fine now thanks