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The shape of a theater screen is wider than the shape of a TV screen. So, when movies appear on TV, the left and right sides of the image are usually cut off and you miss about 30 percent of the film's original picture. The letterbox format, displays movies on a television screen originally intended by the films' directors. The black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, when you watch a movie, is because of the letterbox format on your television. The TV screen has been adapted to accommodate the film's entire picture. In order to fit the whole picture on the screen, the image has to be reduced; when this is done the full picture is available to you. There is no extra charge for letterbox movies with Direct TV pay per view.
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