Posted by <normanstrong on 12/10/05 17:46

"Biz" <spamoff@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Ggjmf.32690$tV6.22468@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
> YOu have a 4:3 set, make sure teh dvd players are configured for 4:3LB,
> and
> not 4:3P&S or 16:9...
>
> You're a long long time poster here, this is DVD players 101, why the
> rookie
> question?

A long time poster, but a slow learner :-)

Norm


>
> <normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:YYGdnb_g4NU_KgTenZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> I just rented a DVD from Netflix with a peculiar problem. It filled the
>> screen of my 4:3 TV set, but all the actors were tall and skinny. The
>> circular logo was an ellipse. IOW everything was squeezed horizontally.
> I
>> have 3 DVD players and the above description fit the newest 2. On my
>> original DVD player, 6 years old, the picture displayed properly at a
>> 16:9
>> ratio with small bars above and below.
>>
>> What can I do to get the newer players to display properly?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Norm Strong
>>
>>
>
>

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