OK Mrs H90 got a nice Panasonic TV. Can do 1080p

Download a movie for testing

took Mrs H90 laptop and connect.

Set it to 1080x1920 (if I remember correct)

Sharp picture

Start VLC with a downloaded 1080p movie. A slide show because the Laptop isn't strong enough....but that is not the problem.

When I do full screen 1:1 16:9

I have above and bottom of the movie a big big black border.

In my opinion it should be the full screen, every pixel? Or do I miss some part of information? Left and right it is full. The desktop is shown full.

Anyone know what I don't understand?

never have panasonic TV,

but try look on ur tv remote it might have the bott for P.size (picture size, from full screen, 16:9, fit,Zoom)

1. Are you sure the notebook will give 1920 x 1080

2. Check TV settings as already suggested.

3. Are there any settings in VLC regarding the screen output?

I assume you are using an HDMI cable?

I am surprised that a laptop with hdmi output

does not have the power to drive it.

1. Are you sure the notebook will give 1920 x 1080

2. Check TV settings as already suggested.

3. Are there any settings in VLC regarding the screen output?

I assume you are using an HDMI cable?

I am surprised that a laptop with hdmi output

does not have the power to drive it.

1) The Laptop (intel software want to switch it to 720 and the TV shows 720 (with p??). Than I switch manual to 1920x1080 60 Hz and the TV shows 1080p for a second or two. I am sure that is right.

2) I did that a lot, before the picture was bad. I am 99 % sure the TV and laptop shows 1920x1080

3) That is a good question.....I can make a small window and set it to show resolution 1:1 and 16:9.

3a) It the movie H264 compressed.

I think the compression wants to much from the laptop and it is one from the slim neat one. I'll try with mine as soon as the HD is fixed.

I think it is a software issue. I only know VLC as it always served me well.

Actually I don't need to see that movie, I just tried to see what the TV can do.

I found the reason: Just in case it helps someone else.

The video is shown without borders on the TV, just the Video has a black border up and down of it. I found that out by playing smaller 1:2 on the PC.

So it is neither the TV nor the Laptop nor the software.....It is the video

If you download a movie that is 1080p, it will simply mean that it is 1920 pixels wide. The height will generally not be 1080 as the 16:9 ratio (1.78 pixels across for each pixel of height) is a TV standard, not a standard film aspect ratio.

i.e. Movies are mostly shot with 1.85 or 2.25 aspect ratios. which, for 1920 pixels of width would correspond to heights of 1038 pixels and 853 pixels, which still leaves black bars on a widescreen TV.

Movies shot for 1.85 will tend to be made into 16:9 when putting onto disk which is why a lot of movies don't have black bars. Movies shot for 2.25 or other high aspect ratios will tend to still have black bars...

If you have it, the Batman movie - Dark Knight - on BluRay jumps between having black bars and not having them when you watch it at home. This is because parts of the movie were shot in IMAX, especially action scenes, which is 16:9, but most of it was regular 2.25, so you have black bars in those parts...

To add, also my 2009 Laptop with Nvidia 8600M is not able to play it without brakes if there is much movement.

So you need a real modern hardware to play them.

bkk_mike: Thanks for that information!

If you have a serious requirement to play files on your TV

then I suggest you read

where dedicated boxes for the job are discussed.

No more expensive than a dvd player, and will handle any video format, HD or otherwise.

If you have a serious requirement to play files on your TV

then I suggest you read

where dedicated boxes for the job are discussed.

No more expensive than a dvd player, and will handle any video format, HD or otherwise.

No, I just wanted to try it out.