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I just watched Greyhound with Tom Hanks on my Samsung 65” 8000 series TV and it was in letterbox format, not filling the screen. I just installed the Apple TV+ app and started my new account. Are all shows letterbox? Can I watch this movie full screen? Please advise re picture size and Apple TV+ App.

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Posted on Dec 29, 2020 7:35 PM

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Dec 29, 2020 9:34 PM in response to Eagle_Rare

The movies and TV shows have the aspect ratio as creatively decided by the film makers, and may differ per production.

How filmmakers use aspect ratios to tell better stories - Nofilmschool.com

“Although it often goes unnoticed, aspect ratio is a crucial element of visual story telling.”


If you can’t appreciate that, and want to overrule it, then your TV or streaming device may have a zoom feature to fill the full height, at the expense of missing a bit of the sides.

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