[mythtv-users] Wrong Apsect Ratio

[Michael T. Dean]

On 09/03/2007 05:06 PM, Ken Mandelberg wrote:
> I have a 16x9 vga computer monitor running at 1920x1200 resolution.
>
> Mythfrontend shows everything full width (no black side bars) with 
> off/4x3/16x9 settings.
>
> For HD recordings the width is right, but is vertically squeezed at 
> off/16x9. It is correct at 4x3
>
> For SD since its always full width (no side bars) its never right. At 
> off/4x3 it fills the screen, at 16x9 its squeezed vertically with 
> top/bottom bars.
>
> Did I miss a configuration setting?

When it all comes down to it, you've got X misconfigured.  You need to
tell X that your display is 16:9.

See
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#All_my_fonts_look_like_they_are_the_wrong_sizes.2C_how_can_I_correct_this.3F
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Display_Size
and
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Specifying_DPI_for_NVIDIA_Cards

Mike