I honestly don't know if this is an Amazon Prime Video forum question or a Roku forum question but I will start here.
I occasionally stream Amazon Prime video content through a Roku 1 connected to a 4:3 tv in my office. The display setting on the Roku is set to 4:3 but when I watch 4:3 content it pillarboxes the image. Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what I might check to possibly remedy the situation? I should think that 4:3 content should display without bars of any sort on a 4:3 display.
"mjl1297" wrote:
I honestly don't know if this is an Amazon Prime Video forum question or a Roku forum question but I will start here.
I occasionally stream Amazon Prime video content through a Roku 1 connected to a 4:3 tv in my office. The display setting on the Roku is set to 4:3 but when I watch 4:3 content it pillarboxes the image. Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what I might check to possibly remedy the situation? I should think that 4:3 content should display without bars of any sort on a 4:3 display.
"Emissary35" wrote:
... This makes no difference when viewing on an HDTV because it fills the screen from top to bottom and has black sidebars the way 4:3 shows always appear on HD sets, however this looks terrible on older TV's because the 4:3 image no longer fills the screen, instead it appears with black bars on all four sides of the picture and there is nothing that can be done about it.
"DubTaylor" wrote:
Unfortunately the OP doesn't seem to have a Zoom Feature on a 500 year old TV Set, nor can the OP call up Amazon and have them encode their material so it plays on said Ancient Alien TV.
If the TV can't be replaced, sit closer. Roku isn't at fault for viewing strangeness with analog TV sets they stopped supporting long ago.
If anyone is wondering why it's advantageous to upgrade analog TVs this issue is just one of the reasons. Their time has come and gone.
"makaiguy" wrote:"DubTaylor" wrote:
Unfortunately the OP doesn't seem to have a Zoom Feature on a 500 year old TV Set, nor can the OP call up Amazon and have them encode their material so it plays on said Ancient Alien TV.
If the TV can't be replaced, sit closer. Roku isn't at fault for viewing strangeness with analog TV sets they stopped supporting long ago.
If anyone is wondering why it's advantageous to upgrade analog TVs this issue is just one of the reasons. Their time has come and gone.
You're probably right, but at one time I did have a small 4:3 digital set which had several picture zoom options.