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rdhw · 07-03-2007, 16:27

The only effect of the so-called "widescreen" setting is to stretch 4:3 material to 16:9. I cannot understand why anyone would wish deliberately to distort material like that, but that's all it does.

The non-widescreen setting sends 16:9 material as 16:9, and 4:3 material as 4:3 with black margins on the 16:9 display, which is fine by me.

You probably want the non-widescreen setting, and use your TV's features for any other scaling.

Note: some channels transmit widescreen material letterboxed on 4:3. With these channels, you will get black borders on all four sides on a 16:9 screen, unless your TV can zoom to fit.

07-03-2007, 16:27	#2
rdhw Inactive Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 567	Re: Widescreen! I dont think so. The only effect of the so-called "widescreen" setting is to stretch 4:3 material to 16:9. I cannot understand why anyone would wish deliberately to distort material like that, but that's all it does. The non-widescreen setting sends 16:9 material as 16:9, and 4:3 material as 4:3 with black margins on the 16:9 display, which is fine by me. You probably want the non-widescreen setting, and use your TV's features for any other scaling. Note: some channels transmit widescreen material letterboxed on 4:3. With these channels, you will get black borders on all four sides on a 16:9 screen, unless your TV can zoom to fit.