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

R KANNAN rk111810 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 29 14:51:58 UTC 2012


On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 6:05 AM, <mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:10:52 -0500
> From: Matt Emmott <memmott at gmail.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 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>
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> >>> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:34:22 -0500
> >>> From: R KANNAN <rk111810 at gmail.com>
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> >>> 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,
> >>> > >
> >>> > > 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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> >> 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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This does not do anything. My monitor is 4:3 but the recordings are 16:9.
Hitting 'w' does not change anything though it shows 'V-Stretch' etc. The
Video playback is unaffected.
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