[mythtv-users] Videos not playing in full screen

[Steve Peters - Priority Electronics]

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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Steve Smith
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:53 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Videos not playing in full screen


It sounds to me like the aspect ratio setting has changed from 4by3 to 16by9
so its now pillarboxing the output

On 3/5/08, Sarah Hayes <sarah at sarahhayes.is-a-geek.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >     So, not knowing what changes may have happened, how do i find
> >     out? Where do i start to look?
> >
> >     Also, it seems like x is fine cause the mythtv menus fill the
> >     screen, it's just the playback that is not filling the screen. I
> >     tried overscanning by all the way up to 10% (from the mythtv
> >     setting), and it didn't change at all.
> >
> >     Any ideas?
> >     -Thanks
> >     -Steve
> >
> It depends on your distro, but I'd assume most of the automated 
> updater ones keep a log somewhere in /var/log, possibly with a self 
> explanitory name.
>
> Also worth looking in /etc/X11 and seeing if there is an xorg.conf.bak 
> in there with a recent date stamp.
>
> As an alternate, if you could get a terminal open and manually run 
> mplayer <video file> to see if the same weirdness happens.
>
> As to why... did anyone else make use of the system before you got 
> home?  Likley suspects include partner, child, pets sitting on the 
> remote.
>
> Sarah
>
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Nothing major from what I can tell. In the video preview window in myth
watch recordings, the previews are the correct ration, 4:3, and they fill
the entire 4:3 box.

When I'm watching videos and recordings, it's not a 16:9 ratio, it's just
like 4:3 but not quite 4:3, maybe something like 4:5, because the width is
not full. When it's 16:9, the width is full and the height is not.

This is very very strange. 
-Steve