Widescreen not right!

[Fixfinn]

Hi!

I have made my self a mediapc and are going to backup my dvd to hd.
My mediapc is connected to my widescreen tv by vga-port on pc and tv.
when I use my tv in pc-mode, I only have 2 screen-modes:4:3 and 16:9

I use dvd-ripper and autogk to rip and make avi-files.
My problem is I cannot get the ascpect ratio to look right.
When I use 4:3 the a/r is ok, but the picture is small, wtih black bars at the side.
When I use 16:9, the picture is just streched in the width.

How can I get the A/R right, so I can use the benefit of my widescreen tv?

[Video Dude]

Sounds like your PC is outputting a 4:3 resolution. 4:3 resolutions include 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, etc.

Change it to a 16:9 resolution if your video card supports it.


What resolution are you currently using?

[Fixfinn]

My pc is outputting 1024*768, im not sure it can be widescreen.
what output is neede to widescreen?
:confused:

[gircobain]

Any one which aspect ratio is 16:9 (1.78)
1024x576 or 848x480, for instance

[Video Dude]

Other common widescreen resolutions would be 1680x1050 and 1920x1200.

What video card do you have? Most integrated motherboards do not support widescreen.

Another problem might be the analog VGA. I believe Windows needs DVI to display widescreen, but don't quote me on that. DVI would also provide a much better picture as no analog conversion would be needed. Does you TV also have DVI?


Edit: Read here, this guy had the same question.
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=34&threadid=1596812&enterthread=y

[Soulhunter]

Dunno, but wouldnt anamorphic playback solve this problem ???

16:9 Source -> Stretch to 4:3 -> TV scales it back to 16:9


Bye