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ntl.wotcha · 28-05-2011, 21:36

I have my tivo set to "zoom" which automatically aspect corrects a lot of channels.

For example, nick jr transmits most of it's content in 4:3 but the actual 4:3 has been squashed down to 14:9 so you get black bars top and bottom which they then over lay their logos etc. (A lot of channels seems to do this, including MTV etc).

If you set the Tivo to "panel" then it will show it with black bars above/below and sides.
If you set the Tivo to "full" then it just stretches the whole thing sideways but leaves the black bars at top and bottom.
If you set the Tivo to "zoom" then it will fill the whole screen but it also corrects the aspect ratio issue from the source so you end up with everyhing in the right proportions but can lose a bit of text/logos that are put in the top/bottom black bars.

Personally I find zoom mode best for this sort of channel. Obviously if a channel is in 16:9 then the Tivo displays the full screen anyway.
I'm not sure how the Tivo works out what/how much to zoom I assume it's built into the signal somehow ?!

28-05-2011, 21:36	#7
ntl.wotcha Inactive Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 308	Re: TiVo - some channels not Wide Screen - why? I have my tivo set to "zoom" which automatically aspect corrects a lot of channels. For example, nick jr transmits most of it's content in 4:3 but the actual 4:3 has been squashed down to 14:9 so you get black bars top and bottom which they then over lay their logos etc. (A lot of channels seems to do this, including MTV etc). If you set the Tivo to "panel" then it will show it with black bars above/below and sides. If you set the Tivo to "full" then it just stretches the whole thing sideways but leaves the black bars at top and bottom. If you set the Tivo to "zoom" then it will fill the whole screen but it also corrects the aspect ratio issue from the source so you end up with everyhing in the right proportions but can lose a bit of text/logos that are put in the top/bottom black bars. Personally I find zoom mode best for this sort of channel. Obviously if a channel is in 16:9 then the Tivo displays the full screen anyway. I'm not sure how the Tivo works out what/how much to zoom I assume it's built into the signal somehow ?!