[mythtv-users] Is Wider better?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/03/2007 04:20 AM, barbex wrote:
>>> One thing that a monitor most likely does not have but a TV is the
>>> ability of "zooming" the picture. I can cycle through various settings
>>> on our TV and change the aspect ratio of the picture.
>>>       
>> Myth does this in software so there's no need to worry about if your
>> display can do it or not.
>>
>>     
> Hmm, maybe I'm doing this wrong but I never got that to work. For Myth
> the content was always 4:3 because that's how it is broadcasted. Myth
> was either shrinking "real 4:3" content or keeping the pseudo
> widescreen stuff letterboxed.
> Since I never really change the "zooming", I don't actually have to
> deal with the second remote all that much.
>
> On my "list of things to change and improve about my box" that feature
> is very far down low ;-), preceded by lots and lots of other stuff
> like getting reliable EPG data here in Germany, getting mythwelcome to
> work and other things. So much to do, so little time...

Of course, with the 2 paragraphs above, you could have changed the 
aspect ratio/zoom 12 times...  Just hit 'w' during playback.  :)

Or, hit 'm' (for menu) and scroll to Aspect Ratio and select the 
appropriate one.

Mike