[mythtvnz] Slightly OT - DVD watching

[tortise]

On 27/11/2010 5:23 p.m., Pshem Kowalczyk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used to use MythTV for watching all DVDs, until I encountered some
> that a linux box couldn't handle - Disney's Alice in Wonderland was
> first, some other followed. WAF plummeted to levels unseen before. To
> rescue the situation I bought a standalone player (Samsung BD-C5500)
> and connected it over HDMI cable to the TV. And the big disappointment
> came - for some reason DVDs that look absolutely fine (and movie-like)
> when played with MythTV look like live tv shows (or actual theatre)
> when played using the standalone player. I have no idea what might be
> causing it or how to fix it. I tried various settings, nothing seem to
> be able to fix the look. Any ideas welcome.
>
> kind regards
> Pshem
>
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Which version of myth are you running?  0.24?
Can you clarify "DVDs that look absolutely fine (and movie-like) when 
played with MythTV look like live tv shows (or actual theatre) when 
played using the standalone player" some more please?