Aspect Ratio: Can any of you guys answer if the all 4:3 aspect video is streched to 16:9 with this player.
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Yes it will stretch 4:3 ratio to fill the entire screen. I still have to watch all my old T.V. shows on my Panasonic DVD Player because of this. Many are hoping that Toshiba will issue a firmware upgrade to resolve this problem, but none has been forthcoming that I'm aware of.
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There is a setting to keep the player from stretching the 4:3 picture. Why people like to watch stretch-o-vision is beyond me.
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I've found that with upconverting machines, if you are playing back in the 720P/1080I/1080P modes the 4:3/letterboxed image will be "stretched". You need to reset the playback to 480i or 480p for these images. I have four such machines of different manufacturers and they all work this way. My HD-DVD and Blu-ray machines, though, do play 4:3/letterboxed images in the correct ratio format, even when I'm set to the hi-def modes. Hope this helps.
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It is HD 1080P which has an aspect ratio of 16x9 as most TV's have. That ratio is considered WIDE (1.85:1) not PANAVISION which is 2.40:1. I use it on a 3D DLP projector via HDMI, and it works great.
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There are three pages of zoom instructions with illustrations, and here are the basic settings: No zoom &gt; Stretch, Letterbox, Pillar Box &gt; Full Screen &gt; Under Scan &gt; 1.2 &gt; 1.3 &gt; 1.5 &gt; 2.0 &gt; 1/2 &gt; Back to 1:1 again. I like the fact that I can maintain the proper aspect ratio when playing older movies and TV programs from DVD. If there's X/Y scaling, I haven't found it but that doesn't mean it isn't there. I don't know where to look. :-)
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It is your HDTV that has the aspect ratio problem, not the XDE. There should be a button on your TV remote that lets you view the 4:3 ratio full screen.
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There are two settings. Original and Full. I use original, which means my 4:3 photos have black bars on the side. Full stretches and crops photos that are originally 4:3 to fit the 16:9. I use original, and keep all the original photo details, but will need to figure out how to shoot in 16:9. I'm sure you could also use other software to control the cropping and convert 4:3 to 16:9 keeping only the part of the photo you want.
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Jacqueline,Search SDCopy. It is a free piece of software that will convert the .MOD files to mpg, and also set the flag for 16:9 aspect ratio which is widescreen, then it will play correctly.Mark
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My Picture setting is STANDARD... Screen Size is 100%...Aspect is set to NORMAL. Try these setting and let me know the results please...
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You can adjust the aspect ratio so that it fills the entire screen, but that would distort the picture somewhat. I like to put it in 4:3 mode, so it looks like a normal picture. Burn-in warnings be damned! But you'll be watching the important stuff through the HD air antenna anyway. I think the SD picture is just okay. It's a bit pixelated (probably because of the size of the TV) and the colors don't seem as sharp as my 23-year old Sony Trinitron. Once you see the HD picture, SD will look that much worse.
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You must have it on wide screen, reduce the image. I noticed when I first got it the picture was terriable, but when I reduce the size of the screen the picture has been perfect ever since. For the price we paid it's really not bad.
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It will do both as well as panorama view which is no different than standard full screen in my opinion. I had it playing at 177" in 16:9 and it was really clear.
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I don't know. I have used it frequently, but all of the DVD's I played on it were the new 16:9 aspect ratio, and that is what my new LG TV handles well. HOWEVER, I expect that your Blu-Ray player will play the 4:3 ratio. Just check your manual for instructions.. Usually the players automatically sense the format of the disc it is playing. I do know that it plays older DVD's [not only Blu-ray]. Thus, it must be able to adjust the format to 4:3 when necessary.
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Sorry to be asking such basic, ignorant questions about aspect ratio, but someone was messing with my camera and changed all the settings -- and now the pictures all look as if they were taken in the fog. Both the light and images are off. Can someone tell me what the basic aspect ratio setting is? Also, I'm using this camera as a point and shoot and never using the manual settings -- which I know is a waste of a nice camera. Anyone know a good online tutorial? The instruction manual literally puts me to sleep, and confuses me. I am really a novice here, and the manual seems to make assumptions about F stop, aspect ratio etc.thanks so much / Sorry to be asking such basic, ignorant questions about aspect ratio, but someone was messing with my camera and changed all the settings -- and now the pictures all look as if they were taken in the fog. Both the light and images are off. Can someone tell me what the basic aspect ratio setting is? Also, I'm using this camera as a point and shoot and never using the manual settings -- which I know is a waste of a nice camera. Anyone know a good online tutorial? The instruction manual literally puts me to sleep, and confuses me. I am really a novice here, and the manual seems to... » Read More Sorry to be asking such basic, ignorant questions about aspect ratio, but someone was messing with my camera and changed all the settings -- and now the pictures all look as if they were taken in the fog. Both the light and images are off. Can someone tell me what the basic aspect ratio setting is? Also, I'm using this camera as a point and shoot and never using the manual settings -- which I know is a waste of a nice camera. Anyone know a good online tutorial? The instruction manual literally puts me to sleep, and confuses me. I am really a novice here, and the manual seems to make assumptions about F stop, aspect ratio etc.thanks so much / « Show Less
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That I'm not really sure about. I've just been using it for its mp3 capability. I think you can also use it for a dvd, but I'm not sure of the screen aspect ratio.
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You can adjust the aspect ratio so that it fills the entire screen, but that would distort the picture somewhat. I like to put it in 4:3 mode, so it looks like a normal picture. Burn-in warnings be damned! But you'll be watching the important stuff through the HD air antenna anyway.I think the SD picture is just okay. It's a bit pixelated (probably because of the size of the TV) and the colors don't seem as sharp as my 23-year old Sony Trinitron. Once you see the HD picture, SD will look that much worse.
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It records in 720x480 square pixels (PAR 3:2=1.50). If you are in computer display land, no changes needed, your player should letterbox accordingly.For mastering to DVD, a 720x480(3:2) image marked as 16:9 display undergoes a 32/27 DAR transformation to get from AR 1.5 to 1.777.You need to apply following filters:resize to 720x480->604x480 (or 608x480)add black borders 604x480->720x480.Now the new 604x480 image displayed on 16:9 tv, will give you back the square 1.5 aspect ratio.