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What is a letterbox display?

Updated: 11/10/2022
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This is a way of displaying a wide screen (16:9 aspect ratio) on a normal television screen (4:3 aspect ratio). It is done with black bars above and beneath the picture. These are sometimes called "popcorn bars."

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