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Philips 47" Class Full-HD 1080p LCD HDTV screen sizing issues? Help please!?
Hello,
I have a Philips 47" Class Full-HD 1080p LCD HDTV which I purchased last new years. Recently, I believe after the broadcast went to digital, I started noticing that the picture did not fill the entire screen. Actually, I am not certain if it ever filled the entire screen but no matter what picture format that I select from the menu it never fills the entire screen. It either has margins ont he left and right or all around (left, right, top, bottom)
Why doesn't the picture stretch to fill the entire screen? Shouldn't it do so? What is the purpose of havign a 47" screenif I only get a 37" picture?
Any ideas on what I need to do here?
Please help!
Thank you so much!
Good point: I am using Time Warner Cable. Some channels are HD some are not. I have not noticed a full screen picture on any channel in any format. Right now I have the TV set to auto which seems to give the largest image. I did test an HD channel last night and the image was the same size. The only difference was that on the left and right sides where the black border was on the non-HD channel - those bordes were filled in with some type of HD banner.
Thanks again!
OK, I just verified again and this is what I found.
Even on a cable HD channel with the TV set to either 16:9 or to "auto" the picture does not fill the screen. (I verified by using the same channel in standard and HD as they show both) I get the same baner on the right and left sides. On the standard channel the banner is plain black but on the HD channel it says "HD" in a vertical band.
I also tested with my upconvert DvD player and the image actually did fill the entire screen; however, I did notice that some of the words like "Fast Play" were so far down the bottom that half the letters were cut off. Is this normal?
My conclusion is that Time Warner is not sending me a true HD source. Is that correct?
Thanks so much for your wonderful post!
2 Answers
- kg7orLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
You don't say how you are getting your channels; over-the-air (OTA) antenna, standard cable, HD cable, standard satellite, HD satellite, or what. That can make a difference.
If you are watching a true full-screen HD source, your set's image should fill the screen. Look for a button on your remote that adjusts the picture size between 4:3, 16:9, Zoom, Scan, or other such options. (The button on my remote that does that is labeled P SIZE.) Leaving the option in SCAN (or perhaps AUTO on some sets) will display the picture in the format that it's transmitted, which can be 4:3 (like an old TV), 16:9 (full screen on your set), or Letterbox (small wide screen, with a border on all sides).
If you never see a full screen 16:9 picture with your P SIZE (or whatever your set calls it) set to SCAN, AUTO, etc., then you're not connected to an HD source.
If you are using an OTA antenna, look for full screen HD broadcasts to test during the prime time hours on NBC and CBS, or live sports events on any major network.
A modern DVD player, such as one of those that upconverts to 1080p full screen, would also be a good way to test.
- galustianLv 44 years ago
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