[mythtv-users] freeview, aspect ratios and mythtv annoyance

Frank Visser frank.visser at gmail.com
Fri May 13 14:30:29 UTC 2005


On 13 May 2005 15:22:53 +0100, Richard Garnish <rabies at meep.org> wrote:
> Set DisplaySize in your X config to 400x225 (even though this is
> probably not the actual physical size of your screen, the on-screen
> fonts become unreadable if you set the size higher than this.)  Freeview
> broadcasts display correctly this way with my TV set to "Wide", whether
> the source is 4:3 or 16:9 - 4:3 broadcasts are correctly pillarboxed to
> display on the 16:9 screen; 16:9 broadcasts fill the display in glorious
> widescreen :)

I'll start playing with that, but I already found that the 'w' key
lets me manipulate the screen stretching and I get a decent picture
without having to keep switching remotes. Your solution seems better
though

Frank


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