A wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratio image displayed on a 4:3 aspect ratio screen. Black borders will appear at the top and bottom of the screen (image fails to fill screen vertically). Cinematic Wide-Screen DVD movies in their original 1:85/1 format ratio will have black bars at the top and bottom even on a 16:9 ratio Wide-screen TV. As stated on most Wide-Screen DVD covers, this is normal.