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Originally Posted by william
I'm on the Bromley (ex C&W) platform, but I guess what you say may apply here too.
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The problem that Tristan is referring to definitely is a Langley-only problem. If you had it, you'd loose a great slice off the RHS of the picture.
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it looks as if the box is designed to make a 14:9 letterbox for transmissions where this is regarded as safe. I see that Trisha now on Five is showing in a 16:9 letterbox, but the BBC channels, including the supposedly widescreen News24, seem to show in 14:9 all the time.
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Yep. I find News24 annoying on a WSTV because of all the dead picture area.
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I must say I prefer 16:9, and if the box is behaving correctly, I'd like to have the option of choosing that ratio as a default for widescreen, no matter what safe area code is transmitted.
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With some modern 4:3 TVs you can set the STB to widescreen, then tell the TV it has a 16:9 source, which might give the effect you want.