[mythtv-users] Aspect Ratio problem

[Cory Papenfuss]

> Set your DisplaySize attribute in your X config, as discussed frequently
> on this list.
>
 	That's an interesting question I just had... do most X apps assume 
square pixels?  In the analog video world, since each horizontal line is 
determined by analog bandwidth, the aspect ratio isn't determined.  It's 
carried over to produce such confusions as

4:3  DVD in 352x240, 352x480, 704x480, 720x480
16:9 DVD in 352x240, 352x480, 704x480, 720x480
"Widescreen Letterbox"
"Anamorphic Widescreen"
etc, etc.

 	I'm assuming that most applications assume square pixels and a 4:3 
screen (640x480, 1024x768, 1600x1200, etc), but they supposedly *could* 
check the DisplaySize attribute to find out "for sure?"  Maybe I'll have 
to stop badmouthing the 1280x1024 resolution since it's not 4:3... :)

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss							*
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student               *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 			*
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