aspect and resolution (1 Viewer)

[russnw]

Hi all,

I recently purchased a dell 2005wfp, it has a native res of 1680x1050, is a 16:10 display, now when i come to play a dvd in 'original aspect' i get the dvd playing in a small square in the centre of the screen, the only way to have the dvd fill the screen is to set aspect ratio to something else like stretch or normal, either of those give me pillars or bars. It has something to do with the resolution of dvd's doesnt it ? and i am stuck with 'stretched' aspect ratio..

I know this probably sounds like a noob question, im just trying to figure it out as thats what i am..

Cheers all !

russell

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Welcome Russell

Normal is the default setting.

Stretch can be usefull, if you do not mind slightly misshaped people/objects.

Crop settings which is new, is a handy tool for getting rid of black bars also.

But for a new setup, try and leave as much at default setting to make sure all functions of Mediaportal work for you.

You should be running MP0.2.0.4 as nicer than MP0.2, more functionality.

 

[marshall]

I use a 16:10 display as well, and yes it is a bit confusing with the Original vs. Normal.

I usually use normal, and though there are still bars, they are pretty small. There has been a decent amount of activity in these forums related to cropping/resizing/bar elimination so things are probably changing for the better for us.

Oh, and yes, different DVDs use differnt aspect ratios, so that can change it as well (who knows, there might even be DVDs outh there at 16:10, and they would look better on our screens and other people would get bars). I usually do a quick scan through the different modes while the wife is up getting a blanket or popcorn or something just to make sure nothing else looks better; usually Normal is best.