Re: Aspect ratio
If the source image is in 16:9 format, there are really only three options for displaying it on a 4:3 screen:
letterbox - in which the 16:9 image is fitted into the squarer display area by inserting black areas above and below
zoom - in which the centre 4:3 area of the image fills the display area
"squashyvision" - in which the 16:9 image is distorted to fit it into a display area of a different shape
If you have the option of either letterbox or zoom, I don't see that you have a problem - or at least not one that can be addressed without obtaining a different-shaped (16:9) screen.
I agree that filling the blank areas with anything other than black is distracting - like the out-of-focus repetition of the central image so often shown either side of vertical mobile 'phone footage (one of my many pet hates).
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