[mythtv-users] Mythfrontend Mac OS X Monitor Aspect Ratio

Dave LeBer dleber at codeferous.com
Mon Jan 18 13:42:55 UTC 2010


On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Dave LeBer <dleber at codeferous.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Fred Squires <fsquires at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >> > Utilities/Setup -> TV Settings -> Playback -> Screen 2, you should
>> see
>> >>
>> >> ...me accidentally hitting send too early. There's a Video Aspect
>> >> Override setting and a Zoom setting there, which may help. Never have
>> >> twiddled with any of these settings on either my MacBook Pro or Mac
>> >> Mini under Mac OS X though...
>> >
>> > Yes, the Monitor Aspect Ratio setting is there on my MacBook Pro, it is
>> NOT
>> > there on the Mini.
>> > Hense my initial query.
>> > ;david
>>
>> Check the resolution you're feeding your monitor and make sure it's
>> not a 4:3 resolution such as 1024x768 or 1280x1024. It should be
>> something like 1680x1050, 1440x900, ore 1280x800 (provided it's a
>> 16:10 computer monitor, that is).
>>
>
> Thanks Fred,
>
> The Mini is connected to a 16:9 LCD tv via HDMI, the current resolution is
> set to 1280x720 (as the mini doesn't support the TV's native
> 1366x768). which is 16:9.
>

And as a test, I tried connecting the Mini to my 21" Cinema Display
(1680x1050) with the same results.

I think I'm going to downgrade from 0.22.

;david
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