RPTV question

Willow
Willow Posts: 11,064
edited February 2005 in Electronics
when watching regular cable/sate non HD tv show ie news, do you have black bars on the top/bottom or both sides ? or does the image fill the whole screen
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2005
    Any source that has a different aspect ratio than your TV is set on will have black bars to fill areas, or require stretching.

    Some TVs handle stretching in a nice way by only stretching the outside of the picture instead of the whole viewing area. This is a nice feature since most of what you watch is centered. I'm not sure what models have this feature.

    When HD becomes standard TV fair, 100% of all rerun programming will require adjustment or we will have black bars forever. Sucks doesn't it.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited February 2005
    The image fills the whole screen (I have my tv in stretch mode).
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,064
    edited February 2005
    thanks so it pretty much depends on the TV. During the stretch is the picture diluted at all? or is it perfect ?
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited February 2005
    Looks better not stretched, but it's all personal preference I guess.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited February 2005
    I sure wouldn't call it perfect. Different types of action tolerate stretching better than others. I don't like peoples faces being stretched, but sporting events don't look too bad. I think your mind adjusts to it after awhile.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited February 2005
    I'm guessing Operah's 'skinny camera' dosnt work on that one! ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited February 2005
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    I'm guessing Operah's 'skinny camera' dosnt work on that one! ;)
    :D In profile, butts and tees stick out nice on a stretched picture.

    I could let my Pioneer Cable box do the stretch, but my tv gives more stretch options:

    0 - natural (no stretch)
    1 - horizontally stretches the outsides of the picture, and slight vertical stretch
    2 - zoom, a proportional horizontal and vertical stretch (blows a letter box up to full screen)
    3 - full horizontal stretch and some vertical stretch
    4 - full horizontal stretch (for anamorphic dvds)
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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