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#2 written by discmaster82 1 year ago
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#3 written by Jefferson 1 year ago
Don’t go buy a new DVD player just yet…You just need to set your DVD player to that “16:9″ option you mentioned…But even then NOT all movies are recorded to work without some EFFORT on your TV…Check out this link to see what I mean: http://thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/anamorphic185demo.html
Just like the link says…You need your movies recorded in “ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN”…Just because they’re “LETTERBOXED” doesn’t mean they’re recorded for your 16 x 9 display.
The NEXT inconsisitency in you set up is that you’ll have to use the ASPECT RATIO button on your PROJECTOR’s remote…You’ll need to “STRETCH” those “tall-and-skinny” ANAMORPHIC images to fit on your TV.
And then (sigh) when it’s not ANAMORPHIC you’ll have to ZOOM the picture to CHOP OFF the “black bars” at the top and bottom…But as you know, if you “blow-up” any image the PICTURE QUALITY will suffer.
That’s why we want ALL of our DVDs recorded in ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN…If they’re not, then we’ve got to “ZOOM”…It’s silly because EVERY movie EVER made is recorded ANAMORPHICLY (“tall-and-skinny”).
If you broke into the projector room at your local theater and looked at ANY filmstrip you’d find that EVERY frame of film looks “tall-and-skinny”…The movie cameras “stretch” the images onto the film and then the projectors “squeeze” them back into shape at the old movie house.
If they didn’t do this, the movies would look like crap on the big screen…So play with all of your remotes and find the right settings on your DVD player, your DVD discs and your Panasonic projector.
Just make sure you hook that player up with some COMPONENT cables…Here’s a link so you can make some that are LONG enough and don’t lose ANY signal quality: http://www.whydoesmyhometheatersuck.com/budgetcables.html
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#4 written by gkk_72 1 year ago
1. use component video cables
2. in your DVD setup screen change TV type to 16:9Also, are you aware that there is a Class Action settlement for your DVD player?
http://esupport.sony.com/perl/news-item.pl?news_id=166&mdl=DVPNC600
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Why not use the cable box wires connected to your DVD player’s component output jacks for a quick test?You may have to make some setting adjustments on your player via its setup menu such as selecting YUV component as opposed to composite/S-video.If you succeed in getting a full screen then why not just purchase an inexpensive set of RCA type cables and use your second component input on your TV if one is available.
If not, at the very least buy an S-video cable and a set of RCA audio cables for the sound. S-video is almost as good as 480I and it is certainly better than composite.If you end up going this route, be sure you reset your DVD video output back to Composite/S-video mode.Good luck and let us know how you made out.
Regards,
X-MAN