Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
31-07-2020, 19:30
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Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
When old shows from 1980s and 1990s are on the following I miss half the screen.
As far as I know it only happen on the following channels.
ITV3
ITV4
Yesterday
Yesterday +1
Drama
Drama +1
I can't see the on screen dog and with the info to tell you what coming on next all I see is "Up next".
Do Virgin Media know about it?
What will Virgin Media fix it?
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31-07-2020, 19:58
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
I’m sure you can fix this in aspect settings on the V6 box menus
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31-07-2020, 20:00
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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Originally Posted by ScottishSteve
I’m sure you can fix this in aspect settings on the V6 box menus
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I have an TiVo box.
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31-07-2020, 20:04
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
Even the older boxes had an aspect setting.
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31-07-2020, 20:07
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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I have an TiVo box.
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When did you get that? News to me! You must have noticed an improvement!
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31-07-2020, 20:11
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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When did you get that?
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31-07-2020, 21:06
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
Set the Video Output->Aspect Correction Mode setting on the TiVo to 'Panel'. You may also have to adjust the video format setting on your TV to "Widescreen" or "16:9". (I assume you have a widescreen TV?)
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31-07-2020, 21:10
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Set the Video Output->Aspect Correction Mode setting on the TiVo to 'Panel'. You may also have to adjust the video format setting on your TV to "Widescreen" or "16:9". (I assume you have a widescreen TV?)
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Done that months ago - still no luck.
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31-07-2020, 21:22
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
Just looked at my TV settings. It has Normal, full, Zoom, and Wide Zoom. It I select Zoom or Wide Zoom, I get the same symptoms even in the "My Shows" menu.
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31-07-2020, 22:38
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Done that months ago - still no luck.
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Do you get black bars down the side of the picture like this?
If not, your TV is removing them. You need to change the TV settings to stop it doing it. You might also be able to prevent the TV from doing it by setting the TiVo's Letterbox Colour setting to grey.
Post the TV model number if you can't work out how to do it.
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31-07-2020, 23:01
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
ITV crop shows made in 4:3 to fit 16:9. Just look how bad the Minder episodes showing in On Demand look.
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31-07-2020, 23:06
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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Interesting. What code is that?
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31-07-2020, 23:09
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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Interesting. What code is that?
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Quarter to seven?
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31-07-2020, 23:10
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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Originally Posted by ncfc1902
ITV crop shows made in 4:3 to fit 16:9. Just look how bad the Minder episodes showing in On Demand look.
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Media Boy said he wasn't seeing the channel logo and other digital on-screen graphics, so it must be the TV not the broadcaster in this case.
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01-08-2020, 08:57
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Re: Zoom Channels on Virgin Media
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Originally Posted by ncfc1902
ITV crop shows made in 4:3 to fit 16:9. Just look how bad the Minder episodes showing in On Demand look.
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Programmes in that era were made with wide safe areas because of overscan, so zooming them to fill a 16:9 frame isn't such a bad idea. Probably gets fewer complaints than having sidebars.
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