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<blockquote data-quote="hale" data-source="post: 144052" data-attributes="member: 49390">Noelix, sorry, just re-read your post. You'll have to change the setting on your cable box, see if it's got an anamorphic output. Otherwise you'll have to change codec settings each time you change from a 4x3 to letterbox channel.But, I'm glad I did the re-install. I've found that I can get full screen anamorphic video output to my TV *without* the menus being shown at all.1. In the graphic card settings use &quot;full screen video&quot; set to autoselect.2. In Media portal change the video codec to the nvidia one.3. select a wide screen skin.4. stretch the window vertically to match the output on your TVThe nvidia codec alows you to use full screen output via video overlay on the second screen, but you might need something different, like the updated vnidia Pure Video one. the default one has the unfortunate side effect of overlaying the video over the menus on the monitor. It would be useful if overlayed menus worked in MP as they do in other HTPC type software.Anyway, the key is trying other codecs that handle the video output differently.Get a picture on the TV and adjust the height of the window on your monitor until the tv picture fills the screen.Job done.Now, if only MP had an option to show video in a small window on the other menu screens then I'd be able to keep the picture showing on TV while browsing the menus...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hale, post: 144052, member: 49390"] Noelix, sorry, just re-read your post. You'll have to change the setting on your cable box, see if it's got an anamorphic output. Otherwise you'll have to change codec settings each time you change from a 4x3 to letterbox channel. But, I'm glad I did the re-install. I've found that I can get full screen anamorphic video output to my TV *without* the menus being shown at all. 1. In the graphic card settings use "full screen video" set to autoselect. 2. In Media portal change the video codec to the nvidia one. 3. select a wide screen skin. 4. stretch the window vertically to match the output on your TV The nvidia codec alows you to use full screen output via video overlay on the second screen, but you might need something different, like the updated vnidia Pure Video one. the default one has the unfortunate side effect of overlaying the video over the menus on the monitor. It would be useful if overlayed menus worked in MP as they do in other HTPC type software. Anyway, the key is trying other codecs that handle the video output differently. Get a picture on the TV and adjust the height of the window on your monitor until the tv picture fills the screen. Job done. Now, if only MP had an option to show video in a small window on the other menu screens then I'd be able to keep the picture showing on TV while browsing the menus... [/QUOTE]

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