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4:3 or 16:9

  • 11-01-2003 1:20pm
    #1
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,657 ✭✭✭


    i am have no widscreen tv and i was wondering what is the best setting so as not to have programs in widescreen with the two black bars top and bottom.

    The 4:3 and 16:9 seem the same to me.


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  • #2
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,171 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Set it to 4:3 and turn Letterbox OFF. 16:9 mode will make people in widescreen transmissions long and narrow and is really only intended for w/s tellys


  • #3
    Samba
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,476 ✭✭✭Samba


    If the T.V has an auto function just use that.


  • #4
    John R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭John R


    Originally posted by irishbyte
    Set it to 4:3 and turn Letterbox OFF. 16:9 mode will make people in widescreen transmissions long and narrow and is really only intended for w/s tellys

    Although for recording a widescreen copy of a widescreen programme setting the box at 16:9 and squishing the image on your tv gives a better playback quality.

    If all you ever want is 4:3 then set it at that in the box and leave it alone. It is worth noting that the UK terestrial channels format much of their own programming for 13:9 ratio, you can see this on analogue transmissions with a slight letterbox effect. This can be a problem when watching some programmes in 4:3 such as the news or other programmes with on screen text as the edges get cut off.


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