In article <090220081206074643%Boo-Pop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Boo-Pop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>
>
>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.
>
You need to go into the DVD player setup menu and adjust the video
display for a widescreen set.
The manual is here:
<http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/sup****t/Audio/Home-Theate
r/DVD-Home-Players/model.DVD-A310>
Page 76 shows the players sup****ts a 16x9 widescreen set. Set the output
to that. If the player sup****ts progressive scan, enable that too. I
couldn't find a reference to it in the instructions, so it probably
doesn't.
whosbest54
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