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Front projector aspect ratio question

I recently purchased a 16:9 screen for my dlp projector.

When I play "fullscreen" dvd's, the image fills the screen properly. When I play "widescreen" dvd's, I get the black bars top and bottom and I cannot make the image fill the screen.

Is there a way to get a full image on my screen (without the black bars top and bottom) for widescreen dvd's? It seems that with the DVI input I cannot anamorphically alter the image proportions/ aspect ratio.

What am I doing wrong here? Thanks.

Projector: Sharp ZX-V12000
Screen: Stewart Firehawk Luxus Deluxe 16:9 fixed-screen
Input: HDMI output from Denon 3910 to DVI input on Sharp (via HDMI to DVI cable)
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herman
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You are doing nothing wrong. Most movies are shot in a widescreen format that will not fill a 16:9 screen without distorting the image..

You have 3 choices; buy the fullscreen format DVD which chops off the sides so you lose information, get a player that will stretch it in the vertical axis and distort the picture, or play the wide screen version and ignore the blank space at the top and bottom.

The latter choice is the best with a big screen as it presents the film as intended by the director.
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