"Poppy" <Boo-Pop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:090220081206074643%Boo-Pop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I used to be a smart guy, but apparently my brain cells have been
> leaking out.
>
> I learned years ago, when buying my first DVD player, that I should
> come to you guys first and ignore the techno-hype from the
> manufacturers. So here I am again.
>
> I received a new Olevia 37" HDTV as a gift. I hooked it up to my
> powered antenna and get great to pretty good reception on all the OTA
> channels here. I used to subscribe to DirecTV but I don't now, nor do I
> subscribe to cable.
>
> Network HD broadcasts fill the screen. Local programming doesn't.
>
> I've got a 10 year old Panasonic A-310 DVD player which still works
> perfectly, my leftover DirecTV Tivo box with programming still stored
> and an RCA VCR. The DVD and the Tivo box are set to 16:9.
>
> The DVD player and the Tivo are connected via Video/Audio out to the
> two Component channels.
>
> When I play a DVD, it doesn't appear I'm getting the full 16:9 output.
> Could it be because it's 10 years old? When I display the channel
> information, it says "Component 1
> 480i 60Hz
> OFF"
>
> In the 1:1 Aspect it appears as a very small picture in the middle of
> the screen. About 1/4 size of the screen. In Aspect mode, the ratio
> looks correct, but it's still shrunk to about 2/3 the size of the
> screen. I get black bars all around, about 5" on a side and 3" on top &
> bottom.
>
> Full screen just stretches the image, Panoramic makes me dizzy to
> watch. Zoom 1 looks better, Zoom 2 actually fills the screen but at the
> price of using the Zoom feature.
>
> As for the Tivo, I didn't notice any difference. It still comes up as
> 4:3 even though some of the recorded content is 16:9 and 2:35:1.
>
> So, my DVD question is, is it too old to take advantage of the HDTV
> capabilities?
>
> BTW, I really don't want to hear that my problem is "using an Olevia
> TV." I'm sure that has nothing to do with my question and is merely an
> opinion. I'm looking for information and assistance, not a flame war.
>
> Thanks,
> rob
>
> --
rob,
I have a Panasonic A120U which is older than your A310 and it displays
DVDs
properly on our Sony HD-RPTV.
Did you set your Panasonic DVD player for 16:9?
Wayne
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