Cannot play movies in full screen mode using Windows media player.

anoop.gervasis · 06-22-2009, 10:05 AM

On my Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop that has Windows Vista Home Premium installed, when I try watching VCDs using windows media player, a black band appears on both the left and the right hand side of the screen, hence Im unable to play anything in FULL mode.

Just to isolate the issue I actually tried playing a DVD movie using PoerDVD and I could play this movie sucessfully in FULL Screen Mode without any black bands next to it. So Im forced to believe this has something to do with the settings of Windows Media Player, also when I try playing the same VCD on my work station using Windows media player, I manage to get to play the movie in full screen sucessfully. BTW, my work station has Windows Xp PRo media center version installed. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. I havent tried playing the movie using VLC media player yet, I will get that a try as soon as I get a chance.

Thanks.

Anoop

06-22-2009, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
anoop.gervasis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Win Vista Home Premium	Cannot play movies in full screen mode using Windows media player. On my Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop that has Windows Vista Home Premium installed, when I try watching VCDs using windows media player, a black band appears on both the left and the right hand side of the screen, hence Im unable to play anything in FULL mode. Just to isolate the issue I actually tried playing a DVD movie using PoerDVD and I could play this movie sucessfully in FULL Screen Mode without any black bands next to it. So Im forced to believe this has something to do with the settings of Windows Media Player, also when I try playing the same VCD on my work station using Windows media player, I manage to get to play the movie in full screen sucessfully. BTW, my work station has Windows Xp PRo media center version installed. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. I havent tried playing the movie using VLC media player yet, I will get that a try as soon as I get a chance. Thanks. Anoop