Soul Calibur won't fit my screen - how to fix?

Trigger · 10-18-04, 05:24 AM

I have a large RP 4:3 HDTV and my Xbox is set up to support all modes of hi-def and this has never caused a problem before, but with this one game the xbox tries to display it in widescreen and puts bars on the top and bottom, but then also gives me bars on the sides and the image is 4:3 but inside a black box... pointless. How do I fix this?

mmconhea · 10-18-04, 07:59 AM

Very odd. What brand TV do you have?

flashburn · 10-18-04, 08:07 AM

I can't recall offhand, but I think if you run it at 1080i it is 'enhanced for widescreen tv's' but it cannot do a full 16:9 picture, so instead it window boxes it on 4:3 tv's, or on 16:9 tv's it will just show bars on the sides.

Preacher · 10-18-04, 08:24 AM

Is this Soul Calibur 2.

flashburn · 10-18-04, 08:43 AM

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Originally posted by Preacher
Is this Soul Calibur 2.

I am guessing, yes, since Trigger said it was on the Xbox, and SC1 wasn't.

TOPDAWG · 10-18-04, 09:14 AM

I think this is normal for SC2. It has no wide screen mode but is 720p I think. So yeah nothing wrong with your TV it was the way they made it.

Don't run the game in 720p turn it off and then see if it will full the screen.

young · 10-18-04, 11:40 AM

yeah, you need to disable 720p. it's pretty lame.

Gromit · 10-18-04, 11:43 AM

Yep, it's "normal" for SC2. I noticed the same thing when I played SC2 on my Sony 4:3 in 720 or 1080.

Preacher · 10-18-04, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by flashburn
I am guessing, yes, since Trigger said it was on the Xbox, and SC1 wasn't.

*headslap*

Trigger · 10-18-04, 04:54 PM

That's lame... thanks for telling me about it. Does it look crappy if you turn off the 720? They should really put a warning on the box.

Adam Tyner · 10-18-04, 05:15 PM

The difference between 480p and 720p with Soul Calibur II is not that dramatic. It will run in widescreen at 480p.

young · 10-18-04, 06:27 PM

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Originally posted by Adam Tyner
The difference between 480p and 720p with Soul Calibur II is not that dramatic. It will run in widescreen at 480p.

it's just annoying to switch just for the one game to get it widescreen.

if they weren't going to do it properly, they shouldn't have even included it.

Trigger · 10-18-04, 11:12 PM

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Originally posted by young
it's just annoying to switch just for the one game to get it widescreen.

if they weren't going to do it properly, they shouldn't have even included it.

That's how I feel.

BigDave · 10-19-04, 08:11 AM

I was kind of bummed when it didn't go 16x9 in 720p mode. It still looks fantastic though.

10-18-04, 05:24 AM	#1
Trigger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 23,459	Soul Calibur won't fit my screen - how to fix? I have a large RP 4:3 HDTV and my Xbox is set up to support all modes of hi-def and this has never caused a problem before, but with this one game the xbox tries to display it in widescreen and puts bars on the top and bottom, but then also gives me bars on the sides and the image is 4:3 but inside a black box... pointless. How do I fix this? __________________ theomnom.com Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? Sai Baba

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mmconhea DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY USA Posts: 4,925	Very odd. What brand TV do you have? __________________ Waterfalls & Photography - About me

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flashburn DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 7,540	I can't recall offhand, but I think if you run it at 1080i it is 'enhanced for widescreen tv's' but it cannot do a full 16:9 picture, so instead it window boxes it on 4:3 tv's, or on 16:9 tv's it will just show bars on the sides. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: FlasHBurN2012 My Ever Growing Blu-ray, HD DVD, and DVD Collection

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Preacher DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Next to the USA Posts: 6,879	Is this Soul Calibur 2. __________________ "I'm your huckleberry"

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young DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Earth Posts: 2,693	yeah, you need to disable 720p. it's pretty lame. __________________ Y O U N G

10-18-04, 09:14 AM	#6
TOPDAWG Banned Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 836	I think this is normal for SC2. It has no wide screen mode but is 720p I think. So yeah nothing wrong with your TV it was the way they made it. Don't run the game in 720p turn it off and then see if it will full the screen.

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Gromit DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,832	Yep, it's "normal" for SC2. I noticed the same thing when I played SC2 on my Sony 4:3 in 720 or 1080. __________________ What if the Hokey-Pokey really is what it's all about? XBL: Gromit

10-18-04, 04:54 PM	#10
Trigger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 23,459	That's lame... thanks for telling me about it. Does it look crappy if you turn off the 720? They should really put a warning on the box. __________________ theomnom.com Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? Sai Baba

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Adam Tyner DVD Talk Reviewer/ Moderator Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Greenville, South Cackalack Posts: 14,790	The difference between 480p and 720p with Soul Calibur II is not that dramatic. It will run in widescreen at 480p. __________________ "When you're in your twenties, you wonder what everyone's thinking of you. When you're in your thirties, you don't care what people think of you. And when you reach your forties, you find out no one was ever thinking of you in the first place." -Patton Oswalt

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BigDave DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 6,223	I was kind of bummed when it didn't go 16x9 in 720p mode. It still looks fantastic though. __________________ Photos \| Gamertag: dave99ag \| Wii Code: 5730 2354 5554 2056