Posted by ICS on 09/27/05 18:19

"POD {Ò¿Ó}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote:

>ICS<is.csi@_delete_kolumbus.fi> wrote in
>news:49lbj15igsj9fdnpuq4eitska78r29dhck@4ax.com:
>
>> "POD {Ò¿Ó}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote:
>>
>>>My other problem is, that with using HDMI, it doesn't aspect ratio
>>>switch, everything is widescreen, even 4:3 which is annoying. Is that
>>>a limitation of HDMI or is that just another glitch on this player?
>>
>> Use the HDMI Sel button to change the resolution to 720x576p to get a
>> 4:3 picture. This is how HDMI works. You can do this also when
>> watching letterboxed extras on a dvd and you want to zoom the picture
>> to fill the screen.
>>
>
>Not quite, all that does is change the resolution, not the aspect ratio,

Yeah, but I forgot to mention that at that resolution you can change the
aspect ratio with the remote of the tv, which you cannot do at HD
resolutions. As I keep my Panasonic plasma set on 4:3 changing to
720x576p will change the aspect ration as well. Before you ask, the
reason I set my plasma to 4:3 is that viewing an anamorphic source will
change it to the correct ratio of the material, whether it is DVD or
digital broadcast. Since not all broadcast is in 16:9 format yet, the
4:3 broadcast will not be stretched. I hate watching a distorted
picture.

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