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<blockquote data-quote="gxtracker" data-source="post: 136952" data-attributes="member: 14004"><p>You should not set your HTPC output to be PAL or NTSC resolution. The problem is that computer monitors use square pixels and analog televisions do not. on an analog TV the pixels are taller than they are wider.</p><p></p><p>The whole goal to getting the best picture quality is to get the aspect ratio equal on your source (HTPC) and destination. (TV)</p><p></p><p>NTSC Televisions are 4:3 (1.33)</p><p>HDTV Televisions are 16:9 (1.77)</p><p></p><p>800x600 is a 1.33 aspect ratio</p><p>720x480 (NTSC) is a 1.5 aspect ratio</p><p>720x576 (PAL) is a 1.25 aspect ratio</p><p></p><p>So leave your HTPC at 800x600, and just increase the font size in the skins XML file, or do like ktjensen did. That will give you the most readable picture quality without stretching the shape of the image.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gxtracker, post: 136952, member: 14004"] You should not set your HTPC output to be PAL or NTSC resolution. The problem is that computer monitors use square pixels and analog televisions do not. on an analog TV the pixels are taller than they are wider. The whole goal to getting the best picture quality is to get the aspect ratio equal on your source (HTPC) and destination. (TV) NTSC Televisions are 4:3 (1.33) HDTV Televisions are 16:9 (1.77) 800x600 is a 1.33 aspect ratio 720x480 (NTSC) is a 1.5 aspect ratio 720x576 (PAL) is a 1.25 aspect ratio So leave your HTPC at 800x600, and just increase the font size in the skins XML file, or do like ktjensen did. That will give you the most readable picture quality without stretching the shape of the image. [/QUOTE]
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