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Black Bars Begone
This extension allows you to make the most of your 21:9 monitor and Netflix by extending the source material to fill the screen.
What is Black Bars Begone?
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Summary
Please note this extension only works for Netflix! It will NOT work for Youtube or any other site
So you bought a nice new 21:9 monitor and want to watch some Netflix?
Unfortunately you will soon realise that the lovely new surface area you bought specifically for watching movies in their true aspect ratio is completely ruined by black bars and black walls (black space on either side)!
This is because the black bars are part of the stream. When you watch something in full screen those bars are there and since the screen is so wide, you end up with black space on either side.
Never fear! Black Bars Begone was made to solve this specific issue!
Click the button and watch as those black bars disappear, unleashing the full potential of your true cinema display.
Note: This is specifically designed for monitors with a 21:9 aspect ratio with source material of that aspect ratio. Other aspect ratios (which don't really have this issue anyway) won't work as intended.
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Pros
- Worked for some users
- Useful for 21:9 displays
Cons
- Doesn't work for many users
- Issues with cropping and black bars
- Doesn't work in YouTube or Netflix
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work
- Worked for about a week and then stopped
- Crops some of the picture
- Doesn't work in YouTube or Netflix
Recent reviews
jb, 2015-07-07
Ambrus Török, 2023-02-15
Hasan Mahmut Çam, 2020-10-20Safety
Risk impact
Black Bars Begone is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Black Bars Begone has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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