jediphish
07-18-09, 08:56 AM
I just noticed something odd. I have two receivers connected to one TV. FORMAT cycles (for 480i SD channels) don't work the same way with each, however. I'm trying to figure out if its the different receivers, or the different connection methods used (HDMI v. Component). The TV is 26" Toshiba LCD Regza set to "natural" as opposed to "full."
#1) HR20-700 connected via HDMI - when watching "Stripes" on AMC, the FORMAT function on the D* remote works properly, cycling as follows:
-- ORIGINAL/UNALTERED (displays as 4:3 "windowbox" with broadcast "letterbox" bars, along with the TV's "black" sidebars); program guide displays as 4:3 image
-- CROP (displays as zoomed 16:9 image, meaning the TV received a "full" or "widescreen" image from the D* receiver and "cropped" the top and bottom black bars0; guide displays 16:9
-- STRETCH (displays a "stretched" image, i.e. "full" or "widescreen" with black horizontal bars, as sent from the receiver; guide displays 16:9
-- PILLAR BOX (displays as 4:3 "windowbox" with broadcast black "letterbox" bars, along with the the receiver's "gray" sidebars); guide displays 16:9
#2) HR21-100 connected via COMPONENT - all modes display within the TVs 4:3 window, which sometimes yields double "sidebars" (on "SIDEBAR" format); workaround is to change TV's setting to "full" instead of "natural," but then "ORIGINAL" displays as 16:9 incorrectly. Note: TV's menu settings related to aspect ratio are set identically for both inputs.
I've previously had the HR20-700 connected to two TVs at once (one via HDMI and the second set via component) and ORIGINAL Formatting worked as expected.
Does anyone know if "original format" is something that only works with HDMI? Or could it be that the function works differently in the two receiver models? I guess it could be just the combination of component and the particular TV. I'll switch the cables on the two receivers and see what happens. If the same thing happens then I'll conclude that its the TV/connection method, since the HR20-700 worked flawlessly on both a Pioneer Elite Pro-1130HD plasma and a Sony 955XS 30" CRT.
#1) HR20-700 connected via HDMI - when watching "Stripes" on AMC, the FORMAT function on the D* remote works properly, cycling as follows:
-- ORIGINAL/UNALTERED (displays as 4:3 "windowbox" with broadcast "letterbox" bars, along with the TV's "black" sidebars); program guide displays as 4:3 image
-- CROP (displays as zoomed 16:9 image, meaning the TV received a "full" or "widescreen" image from the D* receiver and "cropped" the top and bottom black bars0; guide displays 16:9
-- STRETCH (displays a "stretched" image, i.e. "full" or "widescreen" with black horizontal bars, as sent from the receiver; guide displays 16:9
-- PILLAR BOX (displays as 4:3 "windowbox" with broadcast black "letterbox" bars, along with the the receiver's "gray" sidebars); guide displays 16:9
#2) HR21-100 connected via COMPONENT - all modes display within the TVs 4:3 window, which sometimes yields double "sidebars" (on "SIDEBAR" format); workaround is to change TV's setting to "full" instead of "natural," but then "ORIGINAL" displays as 16:9 incorrectly. Note: TV's menu settings related to aspect ratio are set identically for both inputs.
I've previously had the HR20-700 connected to two TVs at once (one via HDMI and the second set via component) and ORIGINAL Formatting worked as expected.
Does anyone know if "original format" is something that only works with HDMI? Or could it be that the function works differently in the two receiver models? I guess it could be just the combination of component and the particular TV. I'll switch the cables on the two receivers and see what happens. If the same thing happens then I'll conclude that its the TV/connection method, since the HR20-700 worked flawlessly on both a Pioneer Elite Pro-1130HD plasma and a Sony 955XS 30" CRT.