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Begize · 18-04-2004, 08:53

I'm an NTL digital customer in Stockport (ex C&W) and recently got my first widescreen TV. Everything seems to be working fine except I notice than whenever there is a local BBC1 programme, eg the local news inserts during Breakfast, the picture gets a single vertical black bar, approx 2-3cm wide, at the right hand side of the picture. The cable box is set correctly to widescreen and all the other channels appear to be fine although I've not noticed if it does it on BBC2 if they are showing a regional programme.

Previous to this I had a large screen 4:3 TV but with the box set to letterbox and it never happened before. I've rebooted the box, changed the screen settings, all the usual things I can think of.

Any ideas? Is this a "feature" of BBC in the North West or have I got a fault?

18-04-2004, 08:53	#1
Begize Inactive Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Stockport Services: XL TV (TiVo 1TB & V HD), XL Broadband (Superhub 2 in modem mode), L Telephone Posts: 477	Strange black bar on local BBC1 progs I'm an NTL digital customer in Stockport (ex C&W) and recently got my first widescreen TV. Everything seems to be working fine except I notice than whenever there is a local BBC1 programme, eg the local news inserts during Breakfast, the picture gets a single vertical black bar, approx 2-3cm wide, at the right hand side of the picture. The cable box is set correctly to widescreen and all the other channels appear to be fine although I've not noticed if it does it on BBC2 if they are showing a regional programme. Previous to this I had a large screen 4:3 TV but with the box set to letterbox and it never happened before. I've rebooted the box, changed the screen settings, all the usual things I can think of. Any ideas? Is this a "feature" of BBC in the North West or have I got a fault?