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Far Cry 3 black bar issue?


NYC PATROL
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Picked up FC3 the other day for PS3 and it's pretty fun. There is one little annoying issue though. There are thin black bars (maybe a half inch or less) on all sides of the screen. Some may consider it a non-issue that's fine but I notice it. It's a little bothersome.

I'm playing on an hdtv with hdmi. No other game I've played does this. I tried the zoom feature on my tv and while it fixes the issue it cuts off way too much.

Here's the best example I could make of what's going on:
(The gray represents the tv frame)

Normal, screen filled up to the edge of the tv frame:

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What I see when playing FC3, thin black bars- screen not filled to the edge:

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Now I ask you FC3 devs, if that was an intentional cinematic style, why not go all the way and do this?

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Has anyone else experienced anything similar with the game?

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Have you tried adjusting the screen settings or something in game settings? Or maybe try a different screen ratio.

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Have you tried adjusting the screen settings or something in game settings? Or maybe try a different screen ratio.

 

The only in-game settings under video/screen is brightness unfortunately. And I messed around with a few tv settings like zoom etc. but it cut off too much of the action.

 

I'll def. go back though and mess with some other tv settings to see what I can do.

 

 

EDIT: So, my HDMI cord just cut out while on my PS3......flat.....gone.....caput...lol :sui:

 

I'm going to laugh if when I buy a new one it fixes the issue.

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Judging from your first screenshot it looks like you also have a Black Bear Issue as well.

 

But yeah, hope that new cable sorts it out.

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Haha luckily it wasn't my bear problem. :p

 

And speaking of new HDMI cables, I was looking at these 2 on amazon:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-ULTRA-Series-HDMI-Cable/dp/B0019HL8Q8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1393521760&sr=8-3&keywords=mediabridge+hdmi

 

http://www.amazon.com/BlueRigger-High-Speed-cable-Ethernet/dp/B003XM1WE0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1393521805&sr=8-4&keywords=blue+rigger+hdmi

 

If anyone has any suggestions for other hdmi cables I'd like to know!

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I just grabbed the amazon own brand HDMI's.

 

Nothing else is necessary.

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