Aspect ratio on 16:9 TV (WSS detection) (1 Viewer)

[MPM]

Hi,

If I'm not mistaking, my TV-card (PVR-250) always receives the signal in the same resolution - 720x576 and it's the WSS (widescreen signaling) flag carried with the signal that lets the TV know whether it's a 4:3 or 16:9 picture inside that resolution (i.e. whether to crop it or not).

Also, from what I can see, it seems that MP cannot detect the WSS flag.
Is that correct?
(There are some old threads on the similar subject but none with a conclusive answer...)

Is that MP issue or a codec issue?

Are there any workarounds?

To get correct aspect ratio when watching TV, I have to change the zoom mode every time I switch between 4:3 and 16:9 channels. Is this really how all swedish comhem (for example) users are using MP?

Thanks,
MPM

 

[regeszter]

There are some hungarian channels with wss signal and MP can't handel automatic this situation so I have to switch the zoom mode by hand.