[mythtv-users] RE: Feature request or pointer to code

[Bill Coghill]

See below...

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From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Michael J. Sherman
Sent: Tuesday, 25 May 2004 01:47 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: [mythtv-users] RE: Feature request or pointer to code


 > Can the OSD be changed to always use the screen
 > width and height instead of the display / recording width
 > / height? I have a 16:9 monitor and watch most of the 4:3
 > shows in the 4:3 Zoom mode. The OSD is off the screen for
 > the most part.

Yes, I also have a 16:9 TV and notice this.  It's a significant issue 
when watching something in 16:9 Zoom mode.  If something is recorded 
from my 4:3 source, but there is letterboxing (sci-fi channel does 
this a lot), then I like to put it in 16:9 mode to fill up my screen 
perfectly.  However, the OSD is way off the bottom of the screen when 
used in this mode.

It would probably just be a matter of checking the current zoom mode 
and repositioning/stetching the OSD accordingly.

 > I wonder if it might be better to have the OSD within the
 > 4:3 safe area of the 16:9 image which would then meant that  > if you
were in zoomed 16:9 on a 4:3 device that you would  > still get the OSD
fully on screen.

No, that would not work on the 16:9 Zoom mode, since the bottom would 
still be cut off below.  I think he's talking about viewing on a 16:9 
TV, not on a 4:3 TV.

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Oh ok,

But surely 16:9 zoom just moves the 4:3 'viewing area' to the centre of
the 16:9 image (ie you loose the side of the image.  I have a 4:3 set
but watch 16:9 DVB-T material in 16:9 zoom to get the most picture - or
at least the least black - so I could be confusing things when you have
a 16:9 output device.

When in this mode it is a right royal PITA to have to change screen
modes just to see the OSD - not good for WAF.

- caveat : I may have the screen modes wrong as I don't have a 16:9
device and I am not near my Myth Box to have a look at what they are.

bill