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<blockquote data-quote="illStyle" data-source="post: 395118" data-attributes="member: 24418">Hello hirscho and jimbeam128,you both seem to have a faulty configuration. The plugin is designed for exactly that purpose. It tests the video stream for aspect ratio and resolution independently. Let me explain that in more detail. As you already stated there are various resolutions used for 4:3 broadcasts (e.g. 720x576 and 544x576; 768x576 is not used by ANY channel at all). Although resolutions are different, aspect rations are identical. Widescreen broadcasts are always 720x576.So I have defined the following rules:SD 4:3 (544x576-720x576; AR 1,32-1,34; letterbox detection enabled)SD 16:9 (720x576-720x576; AR 1,76-1,78)HD (1280x500-1920x500)Letterbox detection automatically changes to &quot;Zoom&quot; without me pressing one single button on my remote, if a 4:3 letterbox broadcast is detected. This way, it displays letterbox content completely filling the screen without any distortion.Letterbox detection and 16:9 broadcasts? Does not make sense. I know there may still be black bars on 16:9 broadcasts. This is called cinemascope then, having an AR of 2.66:1. But why would anyone want to zoom that? The picture would then be distorted! My Philips TV does that, but I wish it wouldn't.So, the plugin does exactly what you guys want. I recomment you to fiddle around with the configuration a bit, and you will get it working soon <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.Regards,Simon</blockquote>

[QUOTE="illStyle, post: 395118, member: 24418"] Hello hirscho and jimbeam128, you both seem to have a faulty configuration. The plugin is designed for exactly that purpose. It tests the video stream for aspect ratio and resolution independently. Let me explain that in more detail. As you already stated there are various resolutions used for 4:3 broadcasts (e.g. 720x576 and 544x576; 768x576 is not used by ANY channel at all). Although resolutions are different, aspect rations are identical. Widescreen broadcasts are always 720x576. So I have defined the following rules: SD 4:3 (544x576-720x576; AR 1,32-1,34; letterbox detection enabled) SD 16:9 (720x576-720x576; AR 1,76-1,78) HD (1280x500-1920x500) Letterbox detection automatically changes to "Zoom" without me pressing one single button on my remote, if a 4:3 letterbox broadcast is detected. This way, it displays letterbox content completely filling the screen without any distortion. Letterbox detection and 16:9 broadcasts? Does not make sense. I know there may still be black bars on 16:9 broadcasts. This is called cinemascope then, having an AR of 2.66:1. But why would anyone want to zoom that? The picture would then be distorted! My Philips TV does that, but I wish it wouldn't. So, the plugin does exactly what you guys want. I recomment you to fiddle around with the configuration a bit, and you will get it working soon ;). Regards, Simon [/QUOTE]

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