16:9 is the HDTV ratio, which is 1.77:1.
Most if not all movies are shot in 1.85:1 which will leave thin black bars top and bottom.
Widescreen movies are shot in a standard ratio of 2.35:1, leaving thicker black bars top and bottom.
The NTSC TV ratio is 1.33:1, leaving large vertical bars on each side.
All of this is normal.
Buy a setup Blu-Ray. I like Digital Video Essentials. It will have test patterns for each aspect ratio, along with a plethora of useful tools to properly set white level, black level, gamma, etc.
If you don't like top and bottom bars, you can increase the vertical size slightly to eliminate the bars on 1.85:1 material. You risk chopping off the top and bottom of HDTV material but this is rarely an issue.
Tom
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