When i Watch Vids Or Webcams...

[kevo2k7]

on full screen on my laptop i always get 2 thick black stripes down each side of my screen! does anyone know how i get rid of these or are they meant to be there? Thanx in advance.

[Ethel]

I bet your laptop is widescreen.

What format are the videos?

[kevo2k7]

Ethel im not sure if its a wide screen m8 as i dnt know much about laptops etc but here are the specs to it http://195.97.27.2/catalog/40/40A030BE57021443 B8318EA74D4A0B9C.pdf the vids i watch are just the ones off youtube so im not sure what the problem is or if there is a problem with it lol any ideas?

[kevo2k7]

Ethel can u also tell me if i can burn music onto cds from my laptop as i havent a clue what to look for that tells me if i can or cant, i just sort of rushed into buying it lol

[Ethel]

I can't open that pdf for some reason.

What is the make / model?

If the screen is wider than it is high, it is widescreen. Having said that, my laptop is widescreen and plays full screen YouTube videos in the entire screen. Your settings need adjusting.

Start - My Computer - Appearance and Themes - change the screen resolution - settings. Make a note of the current resolution, so if you mess up, you can go back to it. Mine is 1280 x 800.

Your cd -

Start - my computer - how is the 'devices with removable storage' icon titled? Mine says DVDrw.

If no clues there, click 'view system information' in the left hand pane - hardware - device manager.

Double click on dvd/cd drives and read all the information there - that should tell you.

A quick easy way is to open Windows Media Player, click the burn tab and see what happens.

[Ethel]

Ah -- just thought. All of this is applicable to Windows XP.

If yours is Vista, Mac or something else it is probably different.

[kevo2k7]

Thanx 4 replyin again Ethel,my laptop is a fujitsu siemens li1705 an its running on vista home basic m8,i noticed my screen resolution is also set to 1280x800 like urs so im slightly baffled again lol could it be anythin to do with me being on vista m8? on the other matter i went to my computer and it also said DVDrw if i was lookin at the right thing that is lol im totally hopeless still on these things but only been using it for 4months so maybe im still allowed to sound a bit daft haha.

[Ethel]

Your cd drive will almost certainly burn cds, it will definitely burn dvds.

I am a Vista dunce, so can't help you with your screen settings. I've not even seen Vista.

[kevo2k7]

ok cheers for everythin Ethel m8 u av helped me out alot,much appreciated once again.