[mythtvnz] DVB-S Freeview wrong Aspect ratio for TV3

[Steven Ellis]

On Fri, August 17, 2007 11:58 am, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 8/17/07, Graeme Woollett <g.woollett@irl.cri.nz> wrote:
>>
>> Steven Ellis wrote:
>> > Graeme Woollett wrote:
>> >
>> >> TV1,2 & Maori fill the screen but TV3 comes up in the wrong aspect
>> ratio.
>> >> How do I fix this?
>> >>
>> > Here is the TV3 reference -
>> > http://www.tv3.co.nz/contactus/widescreen/tabid/352/Default.aspx
>> >
>> > What aspect is your TV, and can you describe your aspect ratio issue=
s.
>> >
>> There are 2 black vertical strips on each side of the screen, it is fu=
ll
>> size vertically
>>
>
> TV3, in their infinite wisdom, have decided that viewers are too stupid=
 to
> decide for themselves what aspect ratio they want to use and are
> "pillar-boxing" their 4:3 content (i.e. they add black bars left and
> right).
> This means that it is displayed with the proper aspect ratio if you hav=
e a
> 16:9 TV (whether or not you want it that way), but presumably means tha=
t
> those with 4:3 TVs have to hope either their TV or their receiver crop
> 16:9
> signals for display.

And just to let you all know that TVNZ are planning on doing exactly the
same when they go widescreen on 22 September


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