With a choice of video format on TV?

Question

Microsoft

Good afternoon.
I recently bought myself a 32 inch TV with a resolution of 1360x768, which I connected via HDMI to my computer. However, there were some difficulties with choosing the appropriate video format for viewing, i.e., when I download a distribution from a torrent as 720 , then in the properties I see a picture resolution of 1280x534, this, as far as I understand, is clearly not enough for my TV, because to. it shows the image in 1360x768 resolution.
In another case, when I download in 1080 quality , I get a 1920x800 image, and, as a result, black bars on top and bottom. Then you have to scale the video, and thereby crop the image on the left and right.
Tell me, in what quality would you advise me to download the distributions in my case in order to view them in HD quality in full screen, or how can I set up a video card / TV for full HDTV viewing?
Thank you all in advance.
I use
Video card: ATI 5670
Viewer software: XBMC, Microsoft Media Center
OS: Win7

Answer 1

Movies come in not only 4:3 and 16:9, but also other formats - see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_aspect_ratio . Resolutions of 1280x534 and 1920x800 are just OAR, the ratio of 2.4:1 is what we usually see in cinemas. It's just that when ripping, the black bars were cut off to save space. On the original Blu-ray discs, such films are shown in 1920x1080 resolution, but there are black areas at the top and bottom of the picture. When rip'e these fields are cut out.
Since most new TVs are now 16:9 or 16:10, black bars are inevitable if the movie is in OAR format. But for example, there is a Phillips TV with a diagonal of 21: 9 - this is close to OAR, so you can watch movies on it without black borders.
On the other hand, there are film releases already cut to 16:9. There will also be no black fields.
And finally, about scaling. Since you are watching from a computer, most likely when you output video via HDMI, the picture has already been converted to the desired format by the video card. The TV receives an image in 1280x720p format, which then the TV itself reaches 1360x768. Therefore, it is not recommended to buy these poor 1360x768 matrices.
In any case, check in the drivers tab in which format your HDMI works. Theoretically, 1360x768 can also be there, then the computer upscales to this resolution and the TV shows a pixel-for-pixel picture, which is of course better, since upscaling algorithms in cheap TVs lose compared to upscaling computer video cards.
But most likely, there are banal 1280x720.
Scaling can take place as

Answer 2

you should download in 720 - on your 32 inches you will hardly notice the difference between 1080 and 720.
In another case, when I download in 1080 quality, I get a 1920x800 image, and, as a result, black bars on top and bottom.
it's not from 1080, it's from the fact that many films come with an aspect ratio of 16:10 - this is the aspect ratio of screens in cinemas.

Answer 3

So that there are no black bars, use the “crop” function to 16:9. Many popular players (VLC, MPC, LA, KMP) have it.

Answer 4