[mythtv-users] nonlinear 16:9 stretch?

[Ben Curtis]

> I currently have my mythfrontend connected to a 30" 16:9 HDTV via s-video.
> I'd like to use the compontent inputs on the TV using a a VGA->component
> transcoder (Audio Authority 9A60) to get a higer resolultion GUI and better
> picture quality. The only concern I have is the 16:9 stretch mode that
> MythTV has.
>
> Currently I use the built in stretch mode on my TV to stretch 4:3 to 16:9.
> It does a nonlinear stretch so the edges of the picture are stretched more
> than the middle. Windows MCE has this feature too.
>
> Before I burn an evening mucking with a working X config, i'd like to know
> if MythTV do this also, or does it stretch the entire picture evenly?
>

I'd like to bring this thread back from the dead and see if anyone has
done any further research on it, as I think this would be a great feature
if anyones built a filter for it.

The full thread can be read here:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/162650

I've found a post in the Dev list as well regarding the subject:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/233885

Given todays processors, it seems like non-linear scaling of SD 4:3
content should be pretty feasible. Just curious as to if anyones made any
progress.


Thanks,
Ben