I have a 32" FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION, (i COULDN'T FIND THE EXACT TELEVISION LISTED) AND WHEN NOT IN HD BLACK BARS WILL APPEAR ON EACH SIDE OF THE SCREEN. I THINK I CHANGED THE SETTING SOMEHOW BUT CANNOT GET IT TO GO BACK TO NOT HAVING THE BLACK BARS. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM?
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Posted on Aug 15, 2007
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Sounds like you've changed the aspect ratio to a 4:3 and you need to put it back to a 16:9. Go into your menu and find the sub menu that allows you to change "format" or "aspect ratio". Adjust that until you have it at 16:9 and see if that corrects your problem. Good Luck Bill
Posted on Jun 08, 2007
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Posted on Jan 02, 2017
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If you are watching television and you see black lines on the left and right sides of the screen, check to see if you are watching an HD broadcast or a standard definition broadcast. You can do this by bringing up the TV guide menu on your remote. If the show is in HD, it should take up the full screen. However, if it is not HD, bars will be present on the left and right of the screen. That is because standard definition programing is in 4x3, which will not take up the entire screen. If the picture you are watching not only has black bars on the sides, but on the tops and bottoms of the screen as well, your "Zoom" mode has somehow gotten off-kilter. Press the "Zoom" button on the remote until the image appears correct. If this does not work, power down the television, wait a few moments, and power the TV back on. The image should be correct now. If the image on the screen looks stretched or squished, this is because your HD cable receiver is not set up properly for your widescreen television. Press the "Menu" button on the receiver
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