Posted by ~consul on 12/05/06 19:04

Jukka Aho wrote:
> ~consul wrote:
>> I get OTA digital HD to my Sharp Aquos, I don't want to pay for cable
>> or sat. Shows that are widescreen come in widescreen, those that come
>> in 4:3, come in regular. The tv changes everything on its own, as
>> broadcasted.
> That's understandable for OTA HDTV broadcasts. If the set has a built-in
> ATSC (HDTV) tuner/decoder it can read the aspect ratio flags straight
> off the digital stream.
> But what about playing back DVDs (which is what the original question
> was about)? How does the DVD player tell the tv set "this signal is
> full-screen 16:9" or "this signal is full-screen 4:3"?

Ah ... hmm, I'll have to check. But I keep it set for 16:9 all the time, and if I view
something 4:3, I get the bars on the side. I know that I can manually zoom or strech or
fill screen with my remote, but I never do it, as I just watch it in what ever aspect
ratio is on the dvd.

I've never changed the aspect ratio on any of my screens. It plays like that on my aquos
and on my laptop which was 16:9 and my desktop which was 4:3.
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shall do what needs to be done."
--till next time, Jameson Stalanthas Yu -x- <<poetry.dolphins-cove.com>>

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