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Re: RE: RE: Re: Projector Options


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  • Subject: Re: RE: RE: Re: Projector Options
  • From: "BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 08:04:28 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
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OK I think I get the idea then. I will not be switching around much on the projector so it should not be a problem, mainly Movies and Sport (oh 6 Nations on a 69" Screen!!!!!

Anyone here got the Limit DVD player with Progressive Output from RicherSounds?

Cheers

Ben


> I think TVs use a pin on the scart to identify widescreen programs. As
> projectors don't use scart this doesn't happen.
> As I mentioned before, I use TheaterTek as a software DVD player. You
> can "teach" it the various aspect ratios and it will auto switch when
> the relevant source material is fed to it. Seems to work suprising well
> even switching to 4:3 for menus then back to 16:9 or 2:35 when the movie
> kicks in. Picks up the correct ratio when the extras are played, most
> being in 4:3.
> For watching TV via sky or Tivo, I'm afraid it's down to manual
> switching on mine. It has 4:3, 16:9 and vscroll on the vga input.
> Vscroll is like a zoom for 4:3 material.
> Cheers
> Don
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BEN.MCCORMACK [mailto:ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 January 2003 15:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: Re: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Projector Options
> Hi
> Just wondering what happens on a widescreen projector when you feed it a
> 4:3 image, do they do zooming as widescreen TVs do?
> Cheers
> Ben
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