Windows 7 Widescreen player issue

[xdrew]

So when I had Visa, all my Mkv, avi files played widescreen. Black bards on bottom and top. Yeah..you know. I liked it.
But now when I have windows 7, each of my players play my videos full screen, like a square box that stretches when I go full screen. I use VLC or Media player classic. I ratther use media player classic because it plays mkv files in better quality.
So my question is, anybody know whats the problem? I'm asking for help, to see how can I play my videos in widescreen again.

 

[tblount]

Why would you want black bars?

Exactly... I must be missing something. 5 threads here on how to get rid of the black borders and apparently this guy is tring to get them back. What am I missing?

 

[reghakr]

If you have black bars on the side, it's NOT in full screen.

 

[xdrew]

I'm talking about when you play videos on a media player. Wide screen. Like a movie. wide screen is better then full screen while your watching a movie right?

 

[tblount]

I'm talking about when you play videos on a media player. Wide screen. Like a movie. wide screen is better then full screen while your watching a movie right?

Depends on the format. Haven't you noticed how people's faces are often either fat or thin when stretched or narrowed on a screen that did not fit the format it was created in?

 

[reghakr]

Widescreen is when the movie fills the entire screen.

Black bars means it's in letterbox format

 

[tblount]

Widescreen is when the movie fills the entire screen.

Black bars means it's in letterbox format

Yeah but you don't always want widescreen if it distorts the video/image

 

[reghakr]

That's why i previously mentioned it depends on the height and width of the movie.

If your playing DVD or Blue-ray movies, you should have no problem. And no black bars