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MikeyB · 18-04-2004, 10:12

A lot of the BBC local news stuff is not recorded in widescreen, so the BBC broadcast it in an "in-between 4:3 and 16:9" format.
It does mean that if watching in widescreen you will see small black bars at the side of the screen.

They should be visible at both the left & right side of the screen, so it sounds as if either your STB is not showing the full picture, or the picture on your TV is not quite central which is the more probable cause.

18-04-2004, 10:12	#5
MikeyB Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Swindon Age: 54 Services: BT FTTP, Humax Foxsat HDR Freesat+ Posts: 810	Re: Strange black bar on local BBC1 progs A lot of the BBC local news stuff is not recorded in widescreen, so the BBC broadcast it in an "in-between 4:3 and 16:9" format. It does mean that if watching in widescreen you will see small black bars at the side of the screen. They should be visible at both the left & right side of the screen, so it sounds as if either your STB is not showing the full picture, or the picture on your TV is not quite central which is the more probable cause.