[mythtv-users] Videos not playing in full screen

[Steve Smith]

It sounds to me like the aspect ratio setting has changed from 4by3 to
16by9 so its now pillarboxing the output

On 3/5/08, Sarah Hayes <sarah at sarahhayes.is-a-geek.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >     So, not knowing what changes may have happened, how do i find
> >     out? Where do i start to look?
> >
> >     Also, it seems like x is fine cause the mythtv menus fill the
> >     screen, it's just the playback that is not filling the screen. I
> >     tried overscanning by all the way up to 10% (from the mythtv
> >     setting), and it didn't change at all.
> >
> >     Any ideas?
> >     -Thanks
> >     -Steve
> >
> It depends on your distro, but I'd assume most of the automated updater
> ones keep a log somewhere in /var/log, possibly with a self explanitory
> name.
>
> Also worth looking in /etc/X11 and seeing if there is an xorg.conf.bak
> in there with a recent date stamp.
>
> As an alternate, if you could get a terminal open and manually run
> mplayer <video file> to see if the same weirdness happens.
>
> As to why... did anyone else make use of the system before you got
> home?  Likley suspects include partner, child, pets sitting on the remote.
>
> Sarah
>
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