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

[Matt Emmott]

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 4:07 PM, R KANNAN <rk111810 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:57 PM, R KANNAN <rk111810 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:00 AM, <mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org> wrote:
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>>> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:34:22 -0500
>>> From: R KANNAN <rk111810 at gmail.com>
>>> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>>> Subject: [mythtv-users]  Playing 16:9 recordings on a 4:3 monitor
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>>> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 7:00 AM, <mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org>
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>>> > 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,
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>>> > > 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?
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>>> > > I am using MythTV  0.25.3 + fixes2012  on Mythbuntu12.04.
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>>> > Your X config is broken.  Please post the output of
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>>> > xdpyinfo | grep -B2 resolution
>>> >
>>> > Mike
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>>> > This is what I get
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>>> screen #0:
>>>   dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (382x302 millimeters)
>>>   resolution:    85x86 dots per inch
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>>> I am not sure if it changes when I run the frontend.
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>>> Thanks for your help.
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>> Any ideas on why I cannot change zoom levels in the frontend.
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I just hit m - video settings - adjust fill - off.
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