New TV config decissions

Ghoulish Delight · 05-17-2007, 08:45 AM

TV update. Picked up some component cables yesterday for the DVD player. The picture looks fantastic, but there's a problem.

The screen is 16:9. There are 4 options for the mode of display. 16:9, 4:3, "zoom1" and "zoom2". We popped in our Lord of the Rings DVD which is 1.33:1. In the standard 16:9 screen mode, the TV stretches the image. Flipped to "zoome1". That did the trick. The image wasn't stretched, nothing was cut off. It still leaves a bit of letterboxing obviously the ratio isn't exact, but that's fine.

All is good right? Well, we then put Marry Poppins in. Marry Poppins is 1.66:1. Once again, 16:9 stretches it. Switched over to Zoom1...it cuts off the top and bottom of the image

Lost was coming on, so I didn't have a whole lot of time to figure things out, but I couldn't find any way to resolve this. Are we doomed to avoid any DVD with a 1.66:1 ratio? Might there be a setting on the DVD player or perhaps some option on the TV I'm missing?

05-17-2007, 08:45 AM	#24
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	TV update. Picked up some component cables yesterday for the DVD player. The picture looks fantastic, but there's a problem. The screen is 16:9. There are 4 options for the mode of display. 16:9, 4:3, "zoom1" and "zoom2". We popped in our Lord of the Rings DVD which is 1.33:1. In the standard 16:9 screen mode, the TV stretches the image. Flipped to "zoome1". That did the trick. The image wasn't stretched, nothing was cut off. It still leaves a bit of letterboxing obviously the ratio isn't exact, but that's fine. All is good right? Well, we then put Marry Poppins in. Marry Poppins is 1.66:1. Once again, 16:9 stretches it. Switched over to Zoom1...it cuts off the top and bottom of the image Lost was coming on, so I didn't have a whole lot of time to figure things out, but I couldn't find any way to resolve this. Are we doomed to avoid any DVD with a 1.66:1 ratio? Might there be a setting on the DVD player or perhaps some option on the TV I'm missing? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ Last edited by Ghoulish Delight : 05-17-2007 at 08:57 AM.
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