Widescreen DVD movie

[*ALFIE*]

I recently brought a film on DVD and its said on the back "Widescreen 1.85:1". I played and it wasn't wide screen. I was expecting the "Letterbox" view on my TV and I also tried to set it this way but didn't work. Why is this ? I always thought widescreen meant the "letterbox" vew or the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen showing fill picture. Any ideas ?

[khana]

See the following link for an explanation on anamorphic widescreen....

http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/information/anamorphic.htm