Foxtel displaying that black box around the TV screen

[BulldogMike]

I think it is a disgrace that Foxtel are using that ridiculous black box around our TV's and it causes an unwanted distraction at times. I HEAR it is for the deaf people so they can hear what is happening on the foxtel.I can't believe foxtel did it and i couldn't care less about the reason, revert it back to full screen viewing.If people who can't hear are a preference by foxtel then make them some kind of plugin which allows them to hear through a pair of headphones or something.I want to watch full picture shows without that ****** caption box and think those concerned need to pull their heads in.
I'm not willing to go with less visible quality for the sake of somebody who can't HEAR.
Fix it foxtel and posters get in here and show some support either way.I say **** the caption

 

[Sports Capital]

What box is this?

 

[BulldogMike]

What box is this?

It is a blank black box around the TV which cuts out the corners of the show which is used to give deaf people subtitles.
I've also had enough of these idiots who keep sending the foxtel magazine praises for doing it, It's a load of bull.

 

[Sports Capital]

You can turn subtitles off.

 

[BulldogMike]

You can turn subtitles off.

The thing is foxtel only show the subtitiles to deaf people.Every other subscriber has to view a black box around the program and it doesn't go.

 

[Sports Capital]

Black box? Maybe u have it set on 14:9 rather than centre cut.

Push setup and make sure the Programme Display is in Centre Cut.

 

[Snickers]

either way....... get it off, especially if it is annoying.

 

[Bucks5]

It does sound like you haven't configured your setups properly, I have Foxtel digital & I don't have any issues with black boxes apart from some ads that deliberately have black bars above & below the picture to make the ads appear to be widescreen.

Follow Sports Capital's advice two messages above this one and see it you can fix it yourselves.

 

[tapestry]

It does sound like you haven't configured your setups properly, I have Foxtel digital & I don't have any issues with black boxes apart from some ads that deliberately have black bars above & below the picture to make the ads appear to be widescreen.

Same here. No strange black borders on ours.

 

[Mattlowry]

I gather we are talking about Foxtel Digital in which case you just go to settings and change the picture view. Very simple. I have no black box around mine.

 

[Sports Capital]

Excatly, I think he may've changed the programme display and forgotten how to change it back.

 

[tapestry]

Excatly, I think he may've changed the programme display and forgotten how to change it back.

And then goes out of his way to blame it on some poor innocent people unfortunate enough to be deaf! How Bah Humbug is that!