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Viewing Preference?

For those with a 16:9 monitor... 1 - when you view a 4:3 source for an extended time (i.e. typical movie length 2 hours) do you prferer it stretched or normal size with the side bars? 2 - if you use 4:3, is it better to avoid burn in to use gray or black side bars?
Also, thanks to this forum, I found out how to set the output of my Comcast HD box.
blueswan

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bruceomega
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I view everything in OAR (original aspect ratio); e.g., I view 4:3 in 4:3.

For cable sources, I use the darkest side bars I can in my HD STB, but I would describe them as dark gray rather than black. If black were an option, I would use that.

IIRC, 4:3 DVD sources have black side bars.

One of the reasons I bought a microdisplay based RPTV is to view everything in OAR since they do not suffer from burn-in, and I hate stretched images.

Thanks
Bruce
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