Question about "normal" setting on widescreen tvs
11-16-07 | 01:13 PM
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Question about "normal" setting on widescreen tvs
I was just given a free lcd hdtv. It's a 30" Westinghouse. Not a great tv, but it's much better than my old tube set, and it was free.
When I set the tv's image size setting to "normal," it puts 1.33 content in 1.33 (as it should), BUT it also puts anamorphic 2.35 and 1.85 (and all other ws aspect ratios) in 1.33 - with the image being letterbozed AND windowboxed. So in order to get widescreen content to fill the screen horizontally as it should, I have to switch the setting to "fill all." If I leave it on "fill all," it stretches 1.33 content. This means I'll always have to adjust the tv's setting depending on the aspect ratio of the content I'm watching. That sucks.
I've only tinkered around with a handful of other widescreen tvs, but it was my understanding that the "normal" setting should automatically adjust each respective movie/tv show to its proper aspect ratio (ie. fullscreen content stays at 1.33 windowboxed, and anamorphic ws content fills the screen horizontally).
So is each tv's "normal" setting different?
When I set the tv's image size setting to "normal," it puts 1.33 content in 1.33 (as it should), BUT it also puts anamorphic 2.35 and 1.85 (and all other ws aspect ratios) in 1.33 - with the image being letterbozed AND windowboxed. So in order to get widescreen content to fill the screen horizontally as it should, I have to switch the setting to "fill all." If I leave it on "fill all," it stretches 1.33 content. This means I'll always have to adjust the tv's setting depending on the aspect ratio of the content I'm watching. That sucks.
I've only tinkered around with a handful of other widescreen tvs, but it was my understanding that the "normal" setting should automatically adjust each respective movie/tv show to its proper aspect ratio (ie. fullscreen content stays at 1.33 windowboxed, and anamorphic ws content fills the screen horizontally).
So is each tv's "normal" setting different?
11-16-07 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by caiman
I was just given a free lcd hdtv. It's a 30" Westinghouse. Not a great tv, but it's much better than my old tube set, and it was free.
When I set the tv's image size setting to "normal," it puts 1.33 content in 1.33 (as it should), BUT it also puts anamorphic 2.35 and 1.85 (and all other ws aspect ratios) in 1.33 - with the image being letterbozed AND windowboxed. So in order to get widescreen content to fill the screen horizontally as it should, I have to switch the setting to "fill all." If I leave it on "fill all," it stretches 1.33 content. This means I'll always have to adjust the tv's setting depending on the aspect ratio of the content I'm watching. That sucks.
I've only tinkered around with a handful of other widescreen tvs, but it was my understanding that the "normal" setting should automatically adjust each respective movie/tv show to its proper aspect ratio (ie. fullscreen content stays at 1.33 windowboxed, and anamorphic ws content fills the screen horizontally).
So is each tv's "normal" setting different?
When I set the tv's image size setting to "normal," it puts 1.33 content in 1.33 (as it should), BUT it also puts anamorphic 2.35 and 1.85 (and all other ws aspect ratios) in 1.33 - with the image being letterbozed AND windowboxed. So in order to get widescreen content to fill the screen horizontally as it should, I have to switch the setting to "fill all." If I leave it on "fill all," it stretches 1.33 content. This means I'll always have to adjust the tv's setting depending on the aspect ratio of the content I'm watching. That sucks.
I've only tinkered around with a handful of other widescreen tvs, but it was my understanding that the "normal" setting should automatically adjust each respective movie/tv show to its proper aspect ratio (ie. fullscreen content stays at 1.33 windowboxed, and anamorphic ws content fills the screen horizontally).
So is each tv's "normal" setting different?
11-16-07 | 01:39 PM
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I really don't think there's a standard for what various aspect ratio terms mean from manufacturer to manufacturer. My TV's "normal" setting is only used on 4:3 content.
Perhaps "auto aspect ratio" is a feature your TV doesn't have? Like you said, it was free, you can't expect it to have all the features you want, right?
How is your TV hooked up to the various components? HDMI, Component, Composite?
Perhaps "auto aspect ratio" is a feature your TV doesn't have? Like you said, it was free, you can't expect it to have all the features you want, right?
How is your TV hooked up to the various components? HDMI, Component, Composite?
11-16-07 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Chew
I really don't think there's a standard for what various aspect ratio terms mean from manufacturer to manufacturer. My TV's "normal" setting is only used on 4:3 content.
Perhaps "auto aspect ratio" is a feature your TV doesn't have? Like you said, it was free, you can't expect it to have all the features you want, right?
How is your TV hooked up to the various components? HDMI, Component, Composite?
Perhaps "auto aspect ratio" is a feature your TV doesn't have? Like you said, it was free, you can't expect it to have all the features you want, right?
How is your TV hooked up to the various components? HDMI, Component, Composite?
