[mythtv-users] Playing 16:9 recordings on a 4:3 monitor

[R KANNAN]

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 7:00 AM, <mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org> wrote:

>
> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:47:37 -0500
> From: "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
> To: Discussion about MythTV <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Playing 16:9 recordings on a 4:3 monitor
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> On 12/15/2012 03:41 PM, R KANNAN wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > When I play my 16:9 recordings (or Live TV)  on my 4:3 monitor, the
> > image is stretched vertically to fill the screen I have tried playing
> > around with Zeoom settings under Setup->Video->Playback, 'w' settings
> > when the video is being played or 'Video->Aspect Ratio" in the dynmaic
> > menu from pressing "m" when the video is being played. Nothing seems
> > to help.
> >
> > xrandr retuns
> >
> > xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
> > Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 1280 x 1024
> > default connected 1280x1024+0+0 0mm x 0mm
> >    1280x1024       0.0*
> >    1024x768        0.0
> >    800x600         0.0
> >    640x480         0.0
> >
> > How can this be corrected?
> >
> > I am using MythTV  0.25.3 + fixes2012  on Mythbuntu12.04.
>
> Your X config is broken.  Please post the output of
>
> xdpyinfo | grep -B2 resolution
>
> Mike
>
> This is what I get

screen #0:
  dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (382x302 millimeters)
  resolution:    85x86 dots per inch

I am not sure if it changes when I run the frontend.

Thanks for your help.
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