TV aspect ratio

[Tom Wright]

One would think with these TV that have customer switchable aspect ratio
from 16:9 and 4:3 that they would have auto-detect circuit that would switch
between to two aspect ratio.

So when part of the picture is always black it switches to 16:9, and when
picture information in on those lines it goes back to 4:3

Maybe they do have circuits I am just late with the idea, maybe in Australia
it would not matter with digital TV on the way.

 

[Vermin]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:23:59 +1300, "Tom Wright" <tow@work.com> wrote:

One would think with these TV that have customer switchable aspect ratio
from 16:9 and 4:3 that they would have auto-detect circuit that would switch
between to two aspect ratio.

So when part of the picture is always black it switches to 16:9, and when
picture information in on those lines it goes back to 4:3

Maybe they do have circuits I am just late with the idea, maybe in Australia
it would not matter with digital TV on the way.

Yep, it is available. My Lowe Xelos does it automatically, it's a real
pain on SBS though. The subtitles are frequently put in the lower
black band for foreign language movies, making the screen zoom out
every time there is dialog, then zoom back in during the pauses in
conversation.

V.

 

[SJM]

Agree with you there, my xelos is fantastic, I just which I could get it to
automatically go to 16:9 on standard 4:3 transmission....or maybe I should
fork for a set-top box.

Hey, and don't people look ridiculously skinny on normal old boring tv's!!!

JM

"Vermin" <Vermin@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:jad6rv8kr7f1p81n3bn70mj7l0jjol6dra@4ax.com...
| On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:23:59 +1300, "Tom Wright" <tow@work.com> wrote:
|
| >One would think with these TV that have customer switchable aspect ratio
| >from 16:9 and 4:3 that they would have auto-detect circuit that would
switch
| >between to two aspect ratio.
| >
| >So when part of the picture is always black it switches to 16:9, and when
| >picture information in on those lines it goes back to 4:3
| >
| >Maybe they do have circuits I am just late with the idea, maybe in
Australia
| >it would not matter with digital TV on the way.
| >
|
| Yep, it is available. My Lowe Xelos does it automatically, it's a real
| pain on SBS though. The subtitles are frequently put in the lower
| black band for foreign language movies, making the screen zoom out
| every time there is dialog, then zoom back in during the pauses in
| conversation.
|
| V.

 

[Vermin]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:47:28 +1000, "SJM"
<sjmarriottDOH@ozemailDOH.comDOH.auDOH> wrote:

Agree with you there, my xelos is fantastic, I just which I could get it to
automatically go to 16:9 on standard 4:3 transmission....or maybe I should
fork for a set-top box.

Hey, and don't people look ridiculously skinny on normal old boring tv's!!!

JM

Haha, I don't usually push it past panoramic for 4:3.

No point getting a set top box here in Tassie - there's bugger all
digital TV available.

I watched a 16:9 DVD on a 4:3 TV at a friends place the other day,
after a while I didn't notice that all the actors looked like Calista
Flockhart's relations.

V.

 

[Russ]

"Tom Wright" <tow@work.com> wrote in message news:3fb331d0@clear.net.nz...

One would think with these TV that have customer switchable aspect ratio
from 16:9 and 4:3 that they would have auto-detect circuit that would
switch
between to two aspect ratio.

So when part of the picture is always black it switches to 16:9, and when
picture information in on those lines it goes back to 4:3

Maybe they do have circuits I am just late with the idea, maybe in
Australia
it would not matter with digital TV on the way.

There is a standard for a "wide flag" that is put in the vertical blanking
interval to indicate a 16:9 signal, but it is not mandatory.

R.