Will this device preserve the 4:3 aspect ratio or will it output in 16:9? I need it to preserve 4:3. The first converter I bought didn't do this.
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I think the sample I have outputs 16:9 on a one year old TV. There maybe a way to adjust this. For now I can only find a switch for number of pixels. I hope this helps.
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It outputs in 16:9 and fills my widescreen being fed from a 4:3 VCR composite output. Smaller 16:9 displays these days are not that expensive.
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Actually why would someone have an expensive wide screen and watch it at 4:3 is beyond me. It becomes very hard to see and it is like your TV has shrunk. Most recent flat screens will widen it without too much distortion.
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So you can switch to 4:3, but, will it play 4:3 in 1080p? The Toshiba XDE600 doesn't, it plays 4:3 material in 480.
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I don't know if it will do 16:9. Probably. It has a lot of adjustments that you can make. I really like mine. The resolution is great, much better than my old display
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I've been using it in my monitor native resolution, which is 1920X1080. As it is a digital cable, I see no reason why it wouldn't work at higher resolutions, but haven't tried it.
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So I have run into this before but I am not an expert. Some monitors will only accept 1080P or 720P. My source was 420P something like that so one of the monitors called it out of range. I was using a image one surgical camera that only had SDI output that once converted was 420 or 480P output and that didn't work with one of my Monitors. The TV monitor probably accepts a larger range of HDMI input. Scott
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if you videotape vertically the video will also be vertical, as it is an HD device and therefore its native aspect ratio is a 16:9 rectangle. it does not change the orientation of the video later on (like a phone does.)
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I think Larry is spot on. If you have another HDMI handy, swap that in there. if it still persists, return it for another converter box.
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Yes It's a 4:3. I purchased mine last January and it's worked great with no problems. I especially like the remote function, you can select any one of the 3 inputs. The only problem I had is mounting, It's in Wall Mount, So I made a Wooden frame so I can use a wall mount bracket. It would be nice if it came with a back cover for that purpose.Mike
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Matt, thanks for posting this. I had the same question and couldn't find an answer. Is it possible that the latency the reviewer perceived is due to upconverting the signal to 1080i, and you are simply converting the analogue to digital signal without changing the resolution? I'm not clear on whether converting implies *up*converting, couldn't really find an answer... but based on your feedback I think I'll give this a shot.
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I use it in 1080 with my ps3, no problems at all. Haven't tried in other resolutions. Hope this helps you out.
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No it won't, in fact the opposite. It increases the zoom and reduces the wide angle. With the converter installed you can really only use the camera at close to full zoom.
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I believe it records whatever the input (from antenna or cable) is sending. I am catching TV programs via the regular antenna, and I would get it in 4:3 ratio or full screen (16:9) at 480 or 1080 resolution. When I watch the recorded program, it tends to fill up the screen regardless of the original ratio recorded. If the original ratio was 4:3, the screen would look flatten and I would have to adjust the TV's so-called wide-display setting to bring it down to a normal appearance.
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I'm very new to this, but 4:3 would convert to 18x24, so that would need to be cropped.16x24 would be 3:2 ratio, which the G1 has.The 16:9 is just a crop at the sensor. @2mp off the top and 2mp off the bottom to make it appear wider. Overall, it should be about the same, but the advantage is in the composure itself.The 40D specs show the native ratio at 3:2. That would be at 10mp. The specs I found didn't show other aspect ratios available.The G1 at 3:2 ratio is 10.4mp by my calculations. vs: 12mp at full 4:3. At 16:9 it is @ 8.9mp. If the 40D could shoot at 16:9 it would likely be less.I'm pretty new to this, so I could be mistaken. But I think that's how it works. I'm very new to this, but 4:3 would convert to 18x24, so that would need to be cropped.16x24 would be 3:2 ratio, which the G1 has.The 16:9 is just a crop at the sensor. @2mp off the top and 2mp off the bottom to make it appear wider. Overall, it should be about the same, but the advantage is in the composure itself.The 40D specs show the native ratio at 3:2. That would be at 10mp. The specs I found didn't show other aspect ratios available.The G1 at 3:2 ratio is 10.4mp by my calculations. vs: 12mp at full 4:3. At 16:9 it is @ 8.9mp. If the 40D... » Read More I'm very new to this, but 4:3 would convert to 18x24, so that would need to be cropped.16x24 would be 3:2 ratio, which the G1 has.The 16:9 is just a crop at the sensor. @2mp off the top and 2mp off the bottom to make it appear wider. Overall, it should be about the same, but the advantage is in the composure itself.The 40D specs show the native ratio at 3:2. That would be at 10mp. The specs I found didn't show other aspect ratios available.The G1 at 3:2 ratio is 10.4mp by my calculations. vs: 12mp at full 4:3. At 16:9 it is @ 8.9mp. If the 40D could shoot at 16:9 it would likely be less.I'm pretty new to this, so I could be mistaken. But I think that's how it works. « Show Less
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Hi Matt, unfortunately I have not been able to use the converter because it is not compatible with my system.
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Don't think you can relie on this type of converter to consistently convert HDMI to other interfaces. My experience was that it worked for a while and then didn't. Generally, HDMI is designed to prevent digital signals from being converted to analog signals. Think that the interface is always being updated to prevent such. My educated guess is that any device that is receiving software updates will eventually get a mod that defeats this device.
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I'm not sure if it's what your question is about, but when I manually change resolution of the monitor connected via this adapter it works fine. The only problem was the image didn't scale to fit monitor with some resolutions below 1024x768, so there were black fields on the sides. I don't remember the exact resolutions I tryed.