Netflix Format issue

[DarrellP]

I hope this is the proper spot for this. Just this evening my Netflix started looking weird. I have small black bars top and bottom for all the shows and it is slightly squished vertically. It is not my TV, I know what I am doing. The menu is fine, but every show that I watch looks weird. Even if I put the TV into a 4:3 mode, the image is still slightly squished vertically. I've reset everything and no difference. Again, this just started. Anyone else seeing this, it's very annoying.

Thanks.

 

[TheForce]

What Netflix receiving device are you using? Nothing has changed here. Sounds to me like one of your devices is set to letterbox or anamorphic mode- OFF and you had it set to on before for natural AR.

 

[DarrellP]

Hi Don, as I said, I know what I'm doing with my equipment, I've had HD since it's inception and am a home theater geek. Nothing changed on my gear. I use a Panny BD-65 BR player hooked to a 42" Panny Plasma. I always have the TV on FULL mode for natural HD. Something happened to my second post last night, I replied that I left Netflix, watched some trailers on VUDU and a show on Amazon, went back to Netflix and it was working properly. I changed nothing during this time, so I can only guess that Netflix had an issue because none of the other providers did.

I should have clarified that the Netflix menu was properly displayed and any other provider coming through my BD-65 looked fine and from any of my other gear. Only the shows on Netflix were vertically squished.

Thanks for your advice, I respect your opinion and love reading your posts.

 

[TheForce]

Well, OK, it must have been a momentary hiccup at Netflix. They've had those before and were always temporary as it seems this one was for you. I've had one which was very basic and got a notice, "Netflix is unable to find the requested movie at this time, please try back later" That lasted all night but the next day that movie was available.