#16 9 LETTERBOX TV#
There are black bars on either side because the film was shot in 4:3, while your TV is 16:9.
#16 9 LETTERBOX MOVIE#
A perfect example of this is when you watch an old movie on a new TV. Letterbox – This fits the content into video wall frame proportionally, leaving black bars either vertically or horizontally.Shapes such as circles can be less forgiving with noticeable levels of image distortion.
It is an acceptable option at 10% or less distortion. For example, if you upload a 16:9 video onto a 3:1 video wall, this will result in 64% distortion.
Your panel count width divided by your panel count height should equal in between 1.65 and 1.85. Square Video Wall Panel Count 16:9 Formula: Panel Width / Panel Height = Between 1.65 and 1.85 Display quality can be affected by pixel pitch as well. You want your video wall to be close to a 16:9 ratio and the 16:9 content will automatically stretch to fit the display. Luckily, there is some wiggle room with 16:9 ratios. Square (1:1) LED panels may pose a challenge when creating true 16:9 video walls, because the only way to achieve an exact 16:9 ratio is to have 16 panels wide by 9 panels tall, or an exact multiple of such. In many cases, video walls will be built into the 16:9 format to allow for seamless display of 16:9 content.