Posted by Steve Roberts on 05/03/06 15:50

On Wed, 3 May 2006 13:59:49 +0100, "Steven Turner"
<sturner@notarealaddress.spamtrap> wrote:

>I have a DVD player connected to my plasma via component. When I watch a
>4:3 ratio dvd the picture is stretched across my plasma (because there is no
>aspect ratio switching obviously). My plasma is rather limited on the
>options I can give as regards to a default zoom. If I change it 4:3 then
>when I play a widescreen dvd the picture fits in 4:3 size on the screen, and
>I have to change the zoom again.
>
>My dvd player seems to be on its way out (red band lines appearing on the
>screen), so I am thinking of getting a new one. Can anyone recommend a new
>dvd player that will put proper letter box padding around 4:3 pictures so
>they are always outputted as 16:9 via the component outputs (or is this not
>possible with any dvd player?). I would also like it to upconvert and have
>progressive scan if possible.

I suspect any player that upconverts to HD will have this facility, as
HD only has a 16:9 screen shape. Certainly the Sony 910 DVD recorder
has this facility when outputting via the HDMI connection.

Steve

The Doctor Who Restoration Team Website
http://www.restoration-team.co.uk

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