[mythtv-users] MythTV strange problem

[Kevin Kuphal]

Art Fore wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 00:16 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>   
>> Art Fore wrote:
>>     
>>> I execute the following statement on the command line
>>>
>>> ivtvctrl -c aspect=3
>>>
>>> I open /dev/video0 with mplayer, the aspect is correct. I go out, and
>>> open with mplayer again, still correct.
>>>
>>> I open mythfrontend, the aspect is incorrect. I execute the ivtvctl
>>> statement again, I have to change channels in myth to get it to take
>>> effect. I go out of mythfrontend, then back in, the aspect is again
>>> incorrect. 
>>>
>>> WHY and how can I fix it?
>>>   
>>>       
>> What exactly are you trying to achieve?  Myth has numerous zoom modes 
>> that provide various aspects for playback.
>>     
> I am trying to get the aspect ration to 16:9 and for it to stay there
> without having to go through the hassle everytime I go in and out of
> mythfrontend. I would expect there is something somewhere to make this
> permanent, but where?
>
>   
Have you tried just setting the Aspect Override in Setup->TV 
Settings->Playback->General in mythfrontend?

Kevin