[mythtv-users] Video Scaling questions

[Bruce Markey]

Brian Foddy wrote:
> When I set the X resolution to a standard
> resolution (640x480) the video output is scaled
> to the full x and y dimensions.
> 
> If I try something like 848x480 or 1280x720,
> (using custom modelines)
> the video is only scaled to aproximately 640x480, 
> leaving black vertical bars.

This is becase MythTV assumes 4:3 by default. There are four
different modes you can cycle through with the "w" key.

--  bjm