No full screen

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No full screen

Is there no way to watch movies/netflix/videos in full screen mode? As in fill the screen? I have a plasma and watching long bouts of shows with black bars is murder on my tv. But I can't seem to find any full screen mode setting?
I'm either very silly and can't find this setting (very possible) , or I am very disappointed.

mac book pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Oct 3, 2010 11:54 PM

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Answer 1

LesSharp

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Oct 4, 2010 7:44 AM in response to ruebis

i was disappointed to discover as well, i loved my Apple TV until i discovered that some movies dont display in full screen. I was going to stop using my XBox 360 for Netflix and start using the Apple TV; since this discovery i am returning it and will just continue to use my XBox 360.

Of all settings and options, why not just have an option, when movies are in standard definition to show it in full screen. Apple for once dropped the ball.

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tmartine

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Oct 4, 2010 9:25 AM in response to LesSharp

a) your TV... 99.9% odds.. has a setting to do exactly this (what kind of TV do you have?).. have not come across an HDTV yet that doesn't..

b) when you do use the +full screen mode+ like that to fill the whole screen.. you realize the picture will be distorted and stretched right? with it looking like everyone gains 20lbs.

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ruebis Author

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Oct 4, 2010 2:37 PM in response to tmartine

a)Correct. I can change the aspect on the tv, but then need to readjust the aspect after each video in order to properly see the Apple tv dash.

b)Typically only when watching tv shows off of netflix do I want to adjust my aspect ratio. I can handle letterbox when viewing movies but a 4:3 ratio when watching television shows for extended periods of time is not great for burn-in on my plasma. I'd be willing to take slightly less image quality over burn in.

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tslei

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Dec 12, 2010 1:03 AM in response to ruebis

I don't really know if this falls under this category but...

I usually watch movies/shows on full screen on my mac book pro 13" buuut in the past few days when I set it to full screen it'll get most of the screen but it won't cover the toolbar.. it really is bugging me and I dont know how I can fix it?

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