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Posted by stevebutabi on Jun-09-2005 23:45:

high def tv problem

(yes i've checked highdefforum.com)

ok so i get my hdtv and i'm super pumped to watch some high quality shit but much to my dismay when i turn on hd channels only like 2/3 of my screen is viewable... it seriously cuts off 2 inches from the top, bottom, and both sides... crazy, and my tv has no zoom feature! all it can do is go to 4:3 and vertically stretch the picture while keeping the side bars.

Posted by Orbax on Jun-09-2005 23:46:

you have to be using component cables that are Red Green Blue. If you arent your TV wont even attempt to switch to 16:9 HD mode.

Posted by stevebutabi on Jun-09-2005 23:56:

no no, i can put it in 16:9...

in 4:3 it gets stretched vertically with side bars

in 16:9 it isn't stretched but there are HUGE bars on the top, bottom, and sides

the only channel that looks normal is discovery HD.

Posted by Orbax on Jun-10-2005 00:05:

well the HD channels are 16:9 broadcast. Some TVs dont go full screen as it distorts the image. A lot of them still have letterboxing but you just have to zoom to get past that. Its mainly the broadcast. Its like when you watch a DVD the black lines will still appear on some DVDs its because they encoded the black bars too big, not anything to do with TV.

Im surprised there is ZERO zoom function though. What TV is it?

edit: and TV will naturally go to 4:3 in any other broadcast cuz it looks like shit wide screen.

I always tell people.,..if you are buying it for movies go wide screen, for TV ...square if you can swing it. HD wont matter a whole lot. But, yeah...youll be living with square TV for most of it :\

Posted by stevebutabi on Jun-10-2005 00:08:

i know right? it's a panasonic 27'' ct-27HL14 tau flatscreen hdtv

Posted by Orbax on Jun-10-2005 00:09:

im pretty sure that as a zoom man...

you should be able to take it off auto switch and choose your dimension.

Great TV btw, sharp ass picture

Posted by stevebutabi on Jun-10-2005 00:50:

thx, yeah the picture is sweet

i can change the aspect, but only bet 16:9 and 4:3

can't find the zoom ........

Posted by stevebutabi on Jun-10-2005 01:00:

damn just found out the set does not have zoom.

guess there's no way to enlarge that picture

Posted by Orbax on Jun-10-2005 01:02:

yeah unless its not on the remote...

a lot of stations broadcast it oddly...have you tried a DVD yet?

Posted by stevebutabi on Jun-10-2005 01:49:

haven't tried a dvd yet, but i actually just turned on the nba finals and the picture is a lot bigger... it looks like a widescreen movie

i guess regular tv shows on high def just get put in that little box