[mythtv-users] Mythtv video aspect ratio

[Al McIntosh]

Derek Tattersall wrote:

>I am using mythtv 0.19 on a linux computer with a 16:9 aspect ratio
>monitor and a PVR-500 tuner card. The cable input is regular cable at
>4:3. The video on the screen however is stretched to 16:9, distorting
>the picture. It also plays at 16:9 on a remote frontend with a 4:3
>monitor on it.
>
>How do I tell mythtv (or is it the ivtv driver I need to tweak?) to
>display the picture at 4:3 instead of 16:9?
>
>Thanks.
>  
>


You can schroll through available aspect ratios using 'w'. You can also 
hit 'm' and choose, "Aspect Ratio".
I am not sure where you would need to change the default.