[mythtv] 4:3 content on 16:9 HDTV & Black bars - revisited

[Buechler, Mark R]

I asked a question a few months ago about watching 4:3 content on a 16:9
screen with the black vertical bars. I didn't get much of a response and I
really haven't thought of it much until recently when I looked at a movie
which had some bright (almost white) scenes and I noticed, very clearly, the
effects of the black bars. The 4:3 area of the screen looks noticeably more
yellow than the black-barred portions. I looked at the code and it seems the
black bars are generated from an X definition of black (possibly coming from
xcolormap?). I'm not real familiar with X calls.

I'd like to slow down the effect of the black bars by adjusting the black to
a dark gray. Before I look further into it, has anyone already done so? Is
there a patch already out there? I'm quite concerned after seeing the
effects on a TV which is only a year old and doesn't get much use during the
day.

Thanks, Mark.




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