Questions & Answers for: Samsung letterbox

...On my set when looking at the screen there is a section of "black" around the picture (no, it's not letterbox type, it is only about an inch wide all around the screen). It is straight across on the ...

...of a widescreen movie?? Your LCD TV uses backlights and they can be slightly visible when viewing a letterbox movie. However, if the light is really bleeding into the black, there could be a problem, ...

...settings and turn off any screen adjustments. Example under wide screen setting is strech , zoom, letterbox (choose letterbox). The TV has these settings as

...The appearance is this defect is more of a shadow and does not have a sharp, defined edge (like a letterbox image would). You can replace the entire light engine to repair this or just replace the ...

...you are watching. I usually use full, I may get a few programs that are only half screen whether letterbox or where there is black bars on left and right but not many.. It may be the difference

grainy Grainy snow especially in black or letterbox areas First thing to do is look to see if same issue when a DVD or Blu Ray is played via the rear audio and video inputs.this will narrow down what ...

do not alter screen size, only the contrast/brightness. You need to go to the menu that alters 4:3, letterbox etc

...have to select a different aspect ratio such as widescreen on your TV. What you are seeing now is

...the head on some programs Some program material in widescreen format (16:9) will be displayed as a "letterbox" with black bands at top and bottom because of the technical difficulty in adjusting to ...