Amstrad HD box keeps switching to 4:3

alexmcred · 14-09-2009 7:05pm #1

sorry if this has been posted already.

Had to have my Thomson Sky hd box replaced on Saturday morning. Actually am staring to miss the new EPG lol.

My Prob now is every time I switch on the TV the picture keeps being display in a 4:3 format never had this problem before always displayed in 16:9 format. Is my new sky box fubared as well?

Its connected to a Toshiba via HDMI cable.

thanks for any and all help.

crosstownk · 14-09-2009 7:45pm

Have you set the HD box to 16:9 in the 'Settings' menu? (Scart/RF1 option).

alexmcred · 14-09-2009 7:53pm

crosstownk wrote: »

Have you set the HD box to 16:9 in the 'Settings' menu? (Scart/RF1 option).

Yeah all set at 16:9 am wondering if I should call engineer back out to it

crosstownk · 14-09-2009 8:03pm

alexmcred wrote: »

Yeah all set at 16:9 am wondering if I should call engineer back out to it

Sounds like maybe an engineer maybe required...........I assume your TV/display is also set correctly for 16:9?

alexmcred · 14-09-2009 8:41pm

Never changed anyting on the tv was all fine with older box. If I turn off the sky box and turn it back on I have to manually adjust the tv to 16:9 and it will stay that way until box goes off of course.

John mac · 14-09-2009 10:31pm

when you turn off the sky box do you disconnect it from the mains?

I have read that the amstrad boxes dont keep the aspect data when powered off.

Keep it on standby and see what happens.

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alexmcred · 15-09-2009 8:16am

Box is always left in standby. Checked the tv settings last night and had to switch the auto aspect selector off. All channels were displaying in 4:3 so I think there is an issue with the box as the tv is now streching the picture coming fom the box to 16:9

steveon · 15-09-2009 8:48am

Your problem lies with the toshiba tv I reckon. Go into the menu and goto the very last tab and in there....u will find an option called somethink like 4:3 resize or fill screene etc...if its on...turn it off...or viceversa....very frustrating often had this problem myself.

alexmcred · 15-09-2009 9:57am

When I switched the auto format off and the picture stays at 16:9. When I had the thomspon box this was never an issue. When they changed the box on Saturday it has suddenly become an issue. If I manully adjust the tv to 16:9 it will stay there till the box goes into standby. When I turn it back on it goes back to 4:3

steveon · 15-09-2009 9:01pm

Is this happening on every channel or on just some channels.??

alexmcred · 15-09-2009 9:26pm

All channels steveon

alexmcred · 18-09-2009 3:50pm

Just an update on this every thing went back to normal for a day and half but now its acting up again.

Amstrad HD box keeps switching to 4:3

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