Re: Widescreen DVD's

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>From my original post: " I can zoom both width and height (zoom 2 I believe)
and get it to fill the screen with the proper aspect ratio."

I know about zooming. The problem I have is I do not want to force my wife
and kids to do it on some and not have to do it on others. Just a little
frustrating.


"Michael Earls" wrote:

> While watching the movie, hit the "i" key on your remote (or right-click the
> screen). Select "Zoom". There are three zoom modes. One of them will
> stretch and fill the screen the way you want.
>
> However, I'm currently having trouble using my Zoom feature (it's not there
> any more), so you may not have this feature.
>
> --
> Michael Earls
> The Cerebral Kitchen
> http://www.cerkit.com/
>
>
> "GoHerdIBG" <GoHerdIBG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:E2A50347-8ED9-4B9C-9323-C567830F4543@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > I have an HP Z545 and a Sony 60" LCD RP TV. I noticed something a little
> > weird today. Most of my widescreen DVDs play in widescreen mode and fill
> > the
> > entire width of the screen. However, some (I was just watching
> > Armageddon)
> > of them appear to be showing in a 4x3 mode in the middle of the screen. I
> > do
> > get the 16x9 view of the picture except it is shrunken in the middle. I
> > can
> > zoom both width and height (zoom 2 I believe) and get it to fill the
> > screen
> > with the proper aspect ratio.
> >
> > Any idea as to why some widescreen DVD's fill the entire width of the
> > screen
> > and some do not?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>
.



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