Offloading to DVD without watching

[emathis]

I have no trouble recording from the TV2 composite output to dvd and keeping the 16:9 ratio, if I am in single mode. I would like to be able to offload a recorded program to dvd while I watch another program live, but when I switch to dual mode, the TV2 output ratio goes to 4:3. Am I doing something wrong? The manual seems to indicate that TV2 is always SD, but in single mode it is still 16:9. Anyone have any ideas?

[airpolgas]

While watching TV2, set your format to "Letterbox" (of course, this is set on the remote #2) to keep the 16x9 output. 4x3 shows will have 4 black borders, though, so just set the format to letterbox if you're going to offload an HD or widescreen show.

[David_Levin]

It's not clear to me if you both are talking about 4:3 letterbox, or Anamorphic?

The manual seems to indicate that TV2 is always SD, but in single mode it is still 16:9Just because it's 16:9, doesn't mean it's not SD (otherwise you wouldn't get a picture).

Are you saying that in dual mode you're getting a horizontally squished 4:3 image without black bars? That anamorphic.

A widescreen TV will play this back fine in 16:9 mode. And, you get the best recording since you're not recording black bars.

If flagged properly, all DVD players will create the top/bottom letterbox if the tv type is 4:3. Probablem is most DVD Recorders do not set the 16:9 flag.

The flags can be corrected on a PC:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=3783431&&#post3783431