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<blockquote data-quote="skyman102" data-source="post: 214748" data-attributes="member: 62428">Hi,New to Media Portal so I apologize if my queries are silly.&nbsp; I'm using a DigitalNow TinyTwin USB tuner.I am having issues with the aspect ratio in MyTV.&nbsp; I am using a 4:3 monitor (17&quot; Dell LCD) and want to watch most TV in 16:9 ratio - leaving black bars at the top and bottom.&nbsp; My problem is that whenever I try this, the picture is distorted - if I use the &quot;4:3 Letterbox&quot; option in aspect ratio, it squashes the picture too much vertically (ratio looks more like 16:5 or something - the black bars are too thick).Ideally, I'd like to watch most things letterboxed, but if an older show comes on (in 4:3 ratio, like &quot;The Simpsons&quot; for example) just change to &quot;Zoom&quot; mode to fill the screen.Just wondering where I need to make some adjustments to fix this.Many thanks,Mat</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skyman102, post: 214748, member: 62428"] Hi, New to Media Portal so I apologize if my queries are silly. I'm using a DigitalNow TinyTwin USB tuner. I am having issues with the aspect ratio in MyTV. I am using a 4:3 monitor (17" Dell LCD) and want to watch most TV in 16:9 ratio - leaving black bars at the top and bottom. My problem is that whenever I try this, the picture is distorted - if I use the "4:3 Letterbox" option in aspect ratio, it squashes the picture too much vertically (ratio looks more like 16:5 or something - the black bars are too thick). Ideally, I'd like to watch most things letterboxed, but if an older show comes on (in 4:3 ratio, like "The Simpsons" for example) just change to "Zoom" mode to fill the screen. Just wondering where I need to make some adjustments to fix this. Many thanks, Mat [/QUOTE]

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