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Turns out the Blu-ray player settings were, in fact, the key to this problem. For all DVD images to appear as they should, I needed to set the "TV Type" setting to "16x9," the "Screen Format" to "Original," and the "DVD Aspect Ratio" to "Pan & Scan." That last option was what tripped me up --...

Well, you're turning out to be a true friend! I did manage to find this, will try it when I get home. Thanks again.

Thanks, I'll try it.

HDMI, designated the "Blu-ray Player" port on the onscreen menu. Thanks for your interest; I'd hate for you to make a project out of this, but if a solution jumps out at you, that would be great.

The TV is a brand-new Insignia-Roku 39". Its included remote is compact, with very few buttons, with which you click through options in an onscreen window. The Blu-ray player is Sony Model BDP-S185/BX18. It includes a "screen format" option called "Fixed Aspect Ratio: Changes the picture size...

Hi. I'm hoping this is a stupid-easy fix. Just got a new 1080 Insignia Roku TV with remote. All streaming and broadcast content displays/adjusts automatically for the appropriate aspect ratio. But when playing standard DVDs on my Sony Blu-ray player, the screen image stays wide no matter...