Posted by Gary A. Edelstein on 10/06/63 11:43

On 26 Mar 2006 11:20:16 -0800, michaelrmgreen@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

>I have a wide screen TV[1] and a DVD player[2] and a VHS player(SCART).
>When I play tapes, or view live TV the TV offers seven aspect ratios
>settings (auto, 4:3, 14:9, zoom 14:9, zoom 16:9, full screen,
>panorama). When I play a DVD or just view the DVD screen-saver output
>the only settings offered are auto, zoom 14:9, zoom 16:9 and full
>screen.
>
>This means that some DVDs (such as the X-files DVD season 3 box set)
>loose a lot off the top and bottom when played in the only aspect ratio
>that shows a correct picture (zoom 16:9)
>
>Can anything be done and is the problem with the DVD player, the TV or
>both? Advice please, TIA.
>
>[1] Bush WS6678SIL
>[2] Alba DVD45
>
Perhaps go into the video setup in the DVD player and set it to a 16x9
TV. Then set the TV to auto.

For 4x3 DVDs, hopefully the TV will display the picture in 4x3
pillarbox, which is best IMHO. Widescreen 16x9 (1.78:1) DVDs should
fill the screen; 2.35:1 widescreen DVDs should display in letterbox.

I've seen a couple DVDs that have a widescreen letterbox picture in a
4x3 display (in other words, not anamorphic). You may have to use a
zoom mode to fill the screen for those.

Gary E
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