"Poppy" <Boo-Pop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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.
No, the problem is you're using HDTV, and this is pretty much how HDTV
works. ;-p
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