Aspect Ratio Question

Nostlagic · 16-09-2010, 02:39

My plasma tv has three main aspect ratio settings (4:3, 14:9 and 16:9) But i want to watch some old films which were in a ratio of 1.37 : 1. So what would be the cloest ratio to (1.37 : 1) from the three?

pocatello · 16-09-2010, 03:40

You shouldn't have to set it on the tv. The 1.37 should be cropped on the bluray or dvd, the bluray would be 16:9 cropped with black bars to 1.37. Dvd depends on how it was formated, should say on the box.

Chris Frost · 16-09-2010, 10:23

The maths is pretty straight forward to convert ratios to decimal:

4:3 (4 divided by 3) = 1.33

14:9 (14/9) = 1.55..

16.9 (16/9) = 1.77..

1.33 is your closest, which makes perfect sense if you think back that we had 4:3 TV for a long time before 16:9

I presume you want to watch these in something as close to the original format as possible; as opposed to zooming up and cutting off the top and bottom to make it fill the entire 16:9 TV area???

If so, the check your DVD player set-up menus as well as the aspect ratio on the TV.

Andy2 · 16-09-2010, 14:49

It should play back correctly with your TV set normally to 16:9, shouldn't it? The 1.37:1 frame will be set in a 16:9 frame with black side-bars.

Tassium · 16-09-2010, 15:13

The films will not actually be "in" that format (1.37:1), they were filmed in it but will have been converted to either 4:3 or 16:9.

It will say on the DVD box somewhere, something like "formatted for 16:9 televisions" or more likely "formatted for full-frame"

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The conversion will likely just be 4:3 with a very thin black band top and bottom. This can be displayed on a 16:9 TV in the usual way for 4:3.

16-09-2010, 02:39	#1
Nostlagic Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,813	Aspect Ratio Question My plasma tv has three main aspect ratio settings (4:3, 14:9 and 16:9) But i want to watch some old films which were in a ratio of 1.37 : 1. So what would be the cloest ratio to (1.37 : 1) from the three?

16-09-2010, 03:40	#2
pocatello Inactive Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 8,622	You shouldn't have to set it on the tv. The 1.37 should be cropped on the bluray or dvd, the bluray would be 16:9 cropped with black bars to 1.37. Dvd depends on how it was formated, should say on the box.

16-09-2010, 10:23	#3
Chris Frost Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6,462	The maths is pretty straight forward to convert ratios to decimal: 4:3 (4 divided by 3) = 1.33 14:9 (14/9) = 1.55.. 16.9 (16/9) = 1.77.. 1.33 is your closest, which makes perfect sense if you think back that we had 4:3 TV for a long time before 16:9 I presume you want to watch these in something as close to the original format as possible; as opposed to zooming up and cutting off the top and bottom to make it fill the entire 16:9 TV area??? If so, the check your DVD player set-up menus as well as the aspect ratio on the TV.

16-09-2010, 14:49	#4
Andy2 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vault 101, Cheshire Posts: 10,186	It should play back correctly with your TV set normally to 16:9, shouldn't it? The 1.37:1 frame will be set in a 16:9 frame with black side-bars.

16-09-2010, 15:13	#5
Tassium Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: It's Grim Posts: 24,412	The films will not actually be "in" that format (1.37:1), they were filmed in it but will have been converted to either 4:3 or 16:9. It will say on the DVD box somewhere, something like "formatted for 16:9 televisions" or more likely "formatted for full-frame" ------- The conversion will likely just be 4:3 with a very thin black band top and bottom. This can be displayed on a 16:9 TV in the usual way for 4:3.

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