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In Reply to: sounds like you might still need to posted by snkby on August 7, 2006 at 20:02:02:

I used "Finding Nemo".
Where would I find the native setting?
Using the aspect button on my TV remote, I get the options of 4:3, full, zoom, h-fill, and just.
Totally new to this stuff.

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what is the aspect ratio of your display wrt - snkby 23:29:36 08/07/06 (7)
the actual screen shape ?
if the screen shape is 4:3(1.3:1) then the remote option would be 4:3 and the dvd player set to output 4:3.
if the screen shape is 16:9(1.7:1) then the dvd player needs to be setup to output 16:9.
most widescreen movies are 1.85:1 which is like 16.65:9 or 2.35:1 which is like 21:9.
what is --just-- ?
- "just.". - jimbill 08:44:56 08/08/06 (6)
  "justified".
  I have the Panasonic TH-50PX60U. 16:9
  So the DVD player, which I've been using on my 15 year old CRT, has to be reset? It doesn't do it automatically?
  - nope. you have to get into the setup menu and - snkby 11:42:46 08/08/06 (5)
    set the aspect ratio to 16:9.
    and also maybe set the output reslution and type of cable used hdmi/component/s-video/composite/dvi/etc.
    - See my post above� - David Aiken 17:29:56 08/08/06 (4)
      If I remember correctly, you have to get this test to display in 4:3 format, but all other tests are in 16:6. The instructions say to reset the screen to a 4:3 input, not the output of the DVD. The test is of how the anamorphic projection is done so you want the player ouputting to a 16:9 screen and the screen set for 4:3. That gives you a circle which becomes flattened when you reset the screen to widescreen.
      David Aiken
      - you need to have the test material going - snkby 20:43:56 08/08/06 (3)
        
        In Reply to: See my post above� posted by David Aiken on August 8, 2006 at 17:29:56:
        
        out in the same aspect ratio as your display.
        set the dvd menu to output 16:9.
        set your display menu to --native-- or whatever they call it where you are not squishing/stretching the image.
        this will give you a round circle from the dvd player no matter what aspect ratio you have the screen set to.
        if the movie is 4:3 then you will have sidebars on your screen.
        if the movie is 16:9 then it will completely fill the screen.
        if the movie is 1.85:1 or 2.35:1 or 2.4:1 or 2.5:1 then you will get full width but top/bottom letterboxing.
        but most importantly you will always have a circle that is round.
        
        You're mistaken� - David Aiken 00:48:01 08/09/06 (2)
        
        In Reply to: you need to have the test material going posted by snkby on August 8, 2006 at 20:43:56:
        
        I just dug out my copy of the Optimiser and ran through the tests. My player is set for 16:9 playback, as is the screen.
        The 4 tests prior to 4:3 Aspect Test all display perfectly this way, as do the instructions for the circle test. Those instructions start with the following paragraph:
        "This test checks the display ability of your monitor. If you have a 16:9 monitor, set it to 4:3 mode for this test."
        So the instruction is to set the MONITOR to 4:3. There is no instruction to set the player to that format. Setting the screen to 4:3 produces the correct result on my screen.
        This test is followed by a 16:9 Aspect Test which only produces the correct result when both screen and player are set to 16:9.
        The 16:9 test starts with the following instructions:
        "If you see a perfect circle while playing back this test, your DVD player is correctly set to display a 16:9 anamorphic movie.
        If you have a 4:3 television and you see a tall thin oval, you must stop the DVD player and change the Aspect Ratio setting to 4:3."
        So basically what they're doing is checking the TV's aspect setting with the first test and the DVD player setting with the second test. The instructions for both are quite explicit as to which device's settings need to be modified.
        Try the 4:3 test with the player set to 16:9 and change the screen setting and see what I mean. I simply followed the test instructions and they appear accurate�things work as intended in this test if you simply change the screen setting for the 4:3 test.
        David Aiken
        
        Additional comment� - David Aiken 01:00:55 08/09/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: You're mistaken� posted by David Aiken on August 9, 2006 at 00:48:01:
        
        Remember:
        If you have a wide screen display, you don't have to change your DVD player's setting to 4:3 when you play a 4:3 movie. The player transmits the 4:3 data correctly without needing to be reset. You do have to reset your screen to 4:3 to get it to display correctly.
        That's what's going on in the 4:3 test. The signal is in 4:3 and the player sends it correctly to the display. The display has to be set to the 4:3 format to display the pattern correctly.
        David Aiken
        
        sounds like you have it under control. nt - snkby 00:42:24 08/11/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Additional comment� posted by David Aiken on August 9, 2006 at 01:00:55:
        
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