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Post by The Doctor on Mar 8, 2023 14:05:54 GMT
Blu ray/dvd player will not allow 4:3 option on the new tv. The option for this is greyed out on the player menu. Fiddling with tv settings does no good. When trying to watch anything 4:3 on dvd, the picture is squished. Blu rays with 4:3 content play fine. I have wasted hours trying to find a solution! Currently, 99% of my dvd collection is unplayable.  -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 8, 2023 14:46:04 GMT
I have never had to set an option for output on a player.
BluRays output should be 16:9 (1920x1080) by spec
The TV should be doing the work for the screen format and be set at 4:3 if you're trying to watch a DW DVD
For it to be squished, I assume you mean thinner than it should be?, that suggests the player is 4:3 ing the picture and then the TV is also
FB us a pic of what the output to the TV looks like and tell us what the TV aspect ratio is set at
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 8, 2023 16:11:12 GMT
Thinner.
I have tried every picture option on the tv.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 8, 2023 17:24:24 GMT
Connection Method? HDMI?
Tried a different lead?
Tried a different socket on the TV?
Other external devices OK?
Is this the same TV you plugged the Spectrum into?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 8, 2023 18:59:31 GMT
HDMI.
Player shows 4:3 ok on the small tv in the corner (the Spectrum TV).
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 13, 2023 18:37:46 GMT
I will take a look next time I come round to steal your toys.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 13, 2023 18:41:25 GMT
Ok. In the meantime we can only watch 4:3 dvd's on the little telly in the corner.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 13, 2023 18:43:39 GMT
Have you considered rotating the big TV to obtain the correct ratio?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 13, 2023 18:51:28 GMT
That will not work. The images are squashed, not stretched.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 13, 2023 19:20:36 GMT
What does the picture do if you set the Big TV's aspect ratio to 16:9?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 13, 2023 20:45:37 GMT
Nothing. Whatever aspect ratio is selected on the TV, DVD's are squished.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 14, 2023 8:10:13 GMT
Ralph must try rotating himself into.... the fifth dimension!
Is this a brand new TV?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 14, 2023 8:24:16 GMT
Yes.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 14, 2023 9:23:47 GMT
Have you tried a different HDMI socket?
Have you tried a different lead to the same HDMI socket?
Have you tried a different lead to a different HDMI socket?
Is any other device's input similarly affected? (Roku etc?)
Do you have an older DVD player you can try?
Can you change the aspect ratio OK on Feeview channels?
Are the Freeview channels correct aspect ratio?
What TV and model is it? LMK and I'll dig the manual out online and see if there's something that can lock the aspect ratio?
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 14, 2023 9:43:53 GMT
A ring of negative mass matter should resolve this problem.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 14, 2023 12:46:35 GMT
I have done all these things. The roku and blu rays are unaffected.
The telly is...a black colour one. I dunno.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 14, 2023 13:45:24 GMT
Anything identifying the make? Should be a panel on the back that tells you, probably near the input sockets
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Post by Stomski on Mar 15, 2023 8:26:09 GMT
If it's squished on the horizontal that implies the player is outputting a 4:3 signal and the TV is then converting what it believes is a 16:9 signal to 4:3.
So tweaking the aspect settings on the TV to 16:9 should do it.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 15, 2023 8:26:44 GMT
I've done that. No difference.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 16, 2023 21:33:26 GMT
Run a level 3 diagnostic.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 16, 2023 22:20:49 GMT
The first thing I tried!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 17, 2023 19:38:28 GMT
Time for a level 2.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 17, 2023 21:22:52 GMT
*descends blast door*
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 17, 2023 21:56:03 GMT
Coolant leak ! We got a coolant leak! I estimate we have two minutes until a warp core breach.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 17, 2023 23:02:21 GMT
Quickly! We must destroy our long-suffering Enterprise D on its first movie outing!!!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 19, 2023 21:37:55 GMT
The sets don't hold up on cinema screens! Turn the lighting down!
-Ralph
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