Non-anamorphic widescreen DVD to Samsung HLP set

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Marty wrote:

> I came across a problem with my HL-P4663 watching a DVD that was
> widescreen, non-anamorphic. It seems like I only had two choices
> (besides watching a distorted picture): I could set the TV to 4:3
> mode, and have bars all around the picture, or I could switch the DVD
> to S-video out, turn off progressive scan, and then the TV would
> allow me to use the zoom mode that is designed for this problem.

Maybe they improved that in later models... my Samsung lets you zoom
480p input, as long as it's 4:3. (Unfortunately, it zooms it a bit
more horizontally than it does vertically.)

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What are you using for Video out, now? Why aren't you using the S-video all
the time?







"Marty" <this.address@is.invalid> wrote in message
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> This isn't exactly on topic for HDTV, but this seems like the best forum
to
> ask, so please forgive me.
>
> I came across a problem with my HL-P4663 watching a DVD that was
widescreen,
> non-anamorphic. It seems like I only had two choices (besides watching a
> distorted picture): I could set the TV to 4:3 mode, and have bars all
around
> the picture, or I could switch the DVD to S-video out, turn off
progressive
> scan, and then the TV would allow me to use the zoom mode that is designed
> for this problem.
>
> Watching it at a reduced size is a lot easier overall, but a bit annoying.
>
> I'm wondering whether there was another way that I don't know about. Or,
do
> some DVD players have a way to deal with this? I have a cheap Philips
> DVP642, but I don't really want to get another one yet.
>
> --
> Marty - mjf at leftcoast-usa.com
> "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...
> well, I have others." - Groucho Marx

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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:51:01 -0500, <jrhx@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>What are you using for Video out, now? Why aren't you using the S-video all
>the time?

He should be using component which is alot better quality then s-video. On my
Sammy DLP I can watch non-anamorphic widescreen dvds by simply keeping the dvd
player set to 16:9 as it should be then using "zoom 1" on the Samsung tv.

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Somewhere around Sat, 01 Jan 2005 17:28:02 -0500, while reading
alt.tv.tech.hdtv, I think I thought I saw this post from Baked
<baked@nowhere.invalid>:

>On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:51:01 -0500, <jrhx@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>>What are you using for Video out, now? Why aren't you using the S-video all
>>the time?
>
>He should be using component which is alot better quality then s-video. On my
>Sammy DLP I can watch non-anamorphic widescreen dvds by simply keeping the dvd
>player set to 16:9 as it should be then using "zoom 1" on the Samsung tv.

That's what I would do if "zoom 1" weren't disabled when using the component
input. Maybe there's some magic incantation I'm missing. I think I'm
inadvertently using the component 2 input - maybe I should try switching to
component 1 to see if there's a difference there.

--
Marty - mjf at leftcoast-usa.com
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...
well, I have others." - Groucho Marx

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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:19:17 GMT, Marty <this.address@is.invalid> wrote:

>That's what I would do if "zoom 1" weren't disabled when using the component
>input. Maybe there's some magic incantation I'm missing. I think I'm
>inadvertently using the component 2 input - maybe I should try switching to
>component 1 to see if there's a difference there.

On my year old Sammy "component 1" is the only one that supports 480p. Worth a
try.

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Marty wrote:
>> Somewhere around Sat, 01 Jan 2005 17:28:02 -0500, while reading
>> alt.tv.tech.hdtv, I think I thought I saw this post from Baked
>> <baked@nowhere.invalid>:
>>
>>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:51:01 -0500, <jrhx@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What are you using for Video out, now? Why aren't you using the
>>>> S-video all the time?
>>>
>>> He should be using component which is alot better quality then
>>> s-video. On my Sammy DLP I can watch non-anamorphic widescreen dvds
>>> by simply keeping the dvd player set to 16:9 as it should be then
>>> using "zoom 1" on the Samsung tv.
>>
>> That's what I would do if "zoom 1" weren't disabled when using the
>> component input. Maybe there's some magic incantation I'm missing.
>> I think I'm inadvertently using the component 2 input - maybe I
>> should try switching to component 1 to see if there's a difference
>> there.

Marty, try setting the DVD player to ouput at 480i, not progressive. That
way, ZOOM1 should become available.

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Somewhere around Sat, 8 Jan 2005 06:14:08 -0800, while reading
alt.tv.tech.hdtv, I think I thought I saw this post from "Bruce Phillips"
<nobody@home.ok>:

>Marty wrote:
>>> Somewhere around Sat, 01 Jan 2005 17:28:02 -0500, while reading
>>> alt.tv.tech.hdtv, I think I thought I saw this post from Baked
>>> <baked@nowhere.invalid>:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:51:01 -0500, <jrhx@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What are you using for Video out, now? Why aren't you using the
>>>>> S-video all the time?
>>>>
>>>> He should be using component which is alot better quality then
>>>> s-video. On my Sammy DLP I can watch non-anamorphic widescreen dvds
>>>> by simply keeping the dvd player set to 16:9 as it should be then
>>>> using "zoom 1" on the Samsung tv.
>>>
>>> That's what I would do if "zoom 1" weren't disabled when using the
>>> component input. Maybe there's some magic incantation I'm missing.
>>> I think I'm inadvertently using the component 2 input - maybe I
>>> should try switching to component 1 to see if there's a difference
>>> there.
>
>Marty, try setting the DVD player to ouput at 480i, not progressive. That
>way, ZOOM1 should become available.
>
That's a good idea - I guess I assumed the TV wasn't that smart.
Unfortunately, the video was a rental, and I haven't gotten another one
that's non-anamorphic, but maybe I could test that out anyway just to see if
it helps, for in the future.

Marty

--
Marty - mjf at leftcoast-usa.com
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...
well, I have others." - Groucho Marx

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Somewhere around Fri, 07 Jan 2005 14:32:45 -0500, while reading
alt.tv.tech.hdtv, I think I thought I saw this post from Baked
<baked@nowhere.invalid>:

>On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:19:17 GMT, Marty <this.address@is.invalid> wrote:
>
>>That's what I would do if "zoom 1" weren't disabled when using the component
>>input. Maybe there's some magic incantation I'm missing. I think I'm
>>inadvertently using the component 2 input - maybe I should try switching to
>>component 1 to see if there's a difference there.
>
>On my year old Sammy "component 1" is the only one that supports 480p. Worth a
>try.
Well, it seems that mine supports 480p on component 2. The next test is to
see if just switching the DVD player to 480i will enable the zoom function.

--
Marty - mjf at leftcoast-usa.com
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...
well, I have others." - Groucho Marx