Stretch mode when playing a dvd ? (1 Viewer)

[Soxbrother]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.0.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: Monochrome
Windows Version: Windows XP SP2
CPU Type: Intel Quad Core
HDD: Samsung 250gb
Memory: 2ghz
Motherboard: GA-MA78GM-S2H
Video Card: Ati 3450
Video Card Driver: 8.421.0.0
Sound Card: onboard Realtek HD
Sound Card AC3: optical out
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HTPC Case: Origen ae X10
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Power Supply:
Remote: Origen ae
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection: S-video
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Hello,

I'm using Mediaportal for a couple of weeks now, and it's a great program.

My tv is an old Philips Widescreen 100hz , 32PW8506

The only important problem for the moment, is that when I play a dvd,
the stretch mode doesn't work.
I thought that when choosing the stretch mode, the video would stretch to fill the screen.
But it does nothing.

I also have tried the other options, but I believe the stretch mode
is the only way to get rid of the black bars.

When I play the dvd in a normal dvd player, and set my tv to automatic mode,
the video will stretch to fill the screen.
That is what I would like for Mediaportal to do.

My resolution is 800x600 at the moment, and I've set my tv to 16:9 mode
and then in Mediaportal I calibrated the screen.
I also tried automatic mode and widescreen, but no luck.

When playing xvid, the video fills the whole screen, so that's great.

Some dvd's fill the whole screen, when I look at the properties in Powerdvd,
these dvd's have aspect ratio 4:3.

I also tried different video codecs, like ffdshow and set some resize settings, but no effect.

My questions are :

1) In which mode must I set my tv in before calibrating the screen ?
( automatic, 16:9, widescreen,.... )

2) Probably the resolution is the problem,
so which resolution should windows be in ?
( 800x600, 1024x768,.... )

3) I've read about Powerstrip, and I tried powerstrip on my normal pc to try if it makes a difference,
i tried 1024x576 and 960x540, but still those black bars and wouldn't stretch when choosing stretch mode,

Will this be any different when I try it on my HTPC ?


I hope that someone can help me with this.
Thanks in advance,

Soxbrother