In article <47ae2f63$0$13848$8f2e0ebb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
whosbest54 <whosbest54@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <090220081206074643%Boo-Pop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> 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
Thanks for that bit of info, and thanks for the manual link, but the
DVD player is already set for 16:9. So is the Tivo box. Which is why I
was asking the questions above.
The A310 is not progressive scan.
Would it help if I switched to composite cables instead of video out?
Thanks again.
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