[mythtvnz] Sudden aspect ratio problems

[Steve Holdoway]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:06:18 +1300
"Nick Rout" <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

> Despite everything working fine up until recently I am suddenly having
> aspect ratio problems.
> 
> 1. I run a 16:9 monitor at 1024x768 via VGA.
> 
> 2. I am getting my tv from freeview via skystar cards.
> 
> 3. In Settings|Setup|Appearance|Video Mode Settings I have the GUI and
> the Video Output set to 1024x768 and 16:9.
> 
> When I first boot live TV and recorded TV both appear squashed into a
> 4:3 frame with vertical bars down each side. So everyone is too thin.
> 
> However if I run through the Settings|Setup|Appearance settings,
> changing nothing, and hit finish at the end then everything starts to
> be thin with bands at the top and bottom instead of at the sides, so
> everyone is short. A reboot gets it back to everything being thin.
> 
> This is driving me crazy, and just seems to have started in the last
> few days. No settings have been changed.
> 
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Hi Nick - thanks for the loan of the USB dongle by the way!

Isn't 1024x768 a 4:3 resolution, with 1024x576 being 16:9?

Cheers,

Steve
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Steve Holdoway <steve at greengecko.co.nz>