[mythtv-users] Different aspect ratio in windowed mode

[Chad]

On 5/4/07, David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us> wrote:
>
> On May 4, 2007, at 3:12 AM, jonny Linux wrote:
> > I can get a good picture by using mplayer's monitoraspect command -
> > (ie mplayer -monitoraspect 16:10 -aspect 16:9 file.mpg), but I
> > can't find any equivalent of monitoraspect in Myth. Does anyone
> > know of one?
>
> This is exactly what I need, too.  I think you explained it better,
> though. :)

AFAIK Myth gets this information from X.  So if you provide a 16:9
ratio, Myth will work with that.  It's overrideable though.  Find the
setting in the frontend that allows "Separate Video Modes for
GUI/Playback" and adjust accordingly.

-Chad