[mythtv-users] HDMI-Componet Converter/Decoder

[Paul Harrison]

On 28/02/15 22:44, Mike Perkins wrote:
> On 28/02/15 18:06, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
>>
>> As far as I know SCART = PAL so 4:3 but with black bars on top and
>> bottom for 16:9. If you want to get rid of the bars I think you have
>> to transcode removing the bars.
>>
> No. In the UK we can and have used a SCART connection to get 16:9 SD 
> from a Virgin set top box to a TV.
>
> In that case I believe it was a setting in the STB to determine the 
> output format. The choice was 16:9, 4:3 or as transmitted.
>
> (We no longer have a Virgin STB.)
>

Most STB's can also tell the TV if it is sending a 4:3 or 16:9 picture 
using pin8 in the scart connector so the TV can automatically switch 
based on the content it is receiving.

Paul H.