Sony AG8 full screen/wide screen

[donyderek]

Whilst watching standard tv, the tv shows full screen,then some adverts are then shown in wide screen format, the next advert full screen and so on.

The problem is worse watching you tube, with the tv changing from wide to full during the same film, it appears every time the film changes its view the screen changes.

My previous sony handled the same ads and you tube and never changed its screen size. Am I missing something quite obvious here, I have changed a few things in home/settings screen ratios, but nothing seems to work

my tv is a KD 55AG8. thanks for any help guys.

[The_Black_Rose]

Hi Donyderek,

Could you try to enable auto wide mode?

Cheers,
The_Black_Rose

[donyderek]

Yes I can try that, it is turned off at the moment.
SCREEN
Wide mode is. FULL
auto wide is. ENABLED, ON
4,3 defaults. OFF.

Thanks for that see how it goes.

[The_Black_Rose]

Hi Donyderek,

Let me know how it went.

Cheers,
The_Black_Rose

[donyderek]

Hello black rose. Afraid no joy, whatever I seem to set in Display
Screen
Makes any no difference.

Star wars is being shown ITV as i write. The TV shows the film with large
black borders. The only way I can get rid of the borders is to switch to
ZOOM, and then suffer tops of heads missing, legs cut short, and some words
have letters missing.

My previous Bravia handled Everything by filling the panel, I am watching
the same channels yet this AG8 crops the panel.
Very poor for a Sony

Freeview programmes soaps documentarys and you tube are ok, they are full
panel. The adverts are shown with black borders. And of course Films.
Thanks for the help, appreciated

[rooobb]

I can see you didn't read any of my explanations.  You never see a cinema movie without the bars if you don't zoom and stretch it. I am sorry but I won't lose any more time to explain something so simple. Go change your tv with another to see exactly the same thing.

[Joe_Dohn]

I believe that almost all movies are made with either horizontal or vertical borders (bars) depending on the director's vision, it's not something specific to your TV, I have the same thing when using my phone, laptop and TV as well, even in the cinema. It's just a fact of the way the content is shot, processed and then presented to you, the same is true for the ads and Youtube videos.

[donyderek]

Thanks for that. I am starting to understand that side of things.
What bothered me was, I have unplugged a Bravia KDL 46W905A, which was 7
years old and whatever the format the adverts YouTube freeview programmes
was filmed in, it was delivered to my old tv in a way that filled the
panel. Not one you tube vid, advert, or freeview programme had black
borders.
So I was baffled as to why the latest offering from sony should give me
these black borders on a daily basis. Weird

[The_Black_Rose · Accepted solution]

HI Donyderek,

I do agree with Joe as I've just watched some videos on Youtube and noticed the black borders appeared and disappeared randomly depending on how each content was filmed.

Cheers,
The_Black_Rose

[Lord_viridis]

"

Display / Screen

Wide mode       FULL

Auto wide.         OFF

4:3 default.        OFF

Auto display area.  OFF

Display area.        FULL PIXEL."

Change auto display area to on/Auto

[donyderek]

Thanks guys. Is it actually how each vid was filmed on my tv it happens
randomly in ONE video. Surely they dont swap and change formats whilst
filming from one outdoor location. My previous Bravia 7 years old and now
sadly passed away never had this issue. Everything youtube,adds freeview
(except very old B/W films) just filled the panel. Very strange. Thanks
again guys for the replies.