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llama · 15th Dec 2017, 7:22 pm

Hi Brigham. Yes, your first sentence is correct - the set in question in my case being a 4:3 projector. It doesn't have a zoom setting. An old-fashioned "height" control on it would be ideal.

Neither my 2 DVD recorders (Philips and Panasonic) nor my Sony DVD player have a display setting that makes any difference. They give a nice description of what 16:9, 4:3 letterbox and 4:3 pan-scan should do but don't actually make any difference. I'm sure they've all got a frame-store or two in 'em as part of the encoding/decoding but won't make it available to me!

Funny how my Humax FreeSat machine manages to do it.
Any ideas on settings for recording or playback would be great.
Graham

15th Dec 2017, 7:22 pm	#32
llama Octode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Osyth, Nr Clacton, Essex, UK. Posts: 1,482	Re: 16:9 to 4:3 Converter? Hi Brigham. Yes, your first sentence is correct - the set in question in my case being a 4:3 projector. It doesn't have a zoom setting. An old-fashioned "height" control on it would be ideal. Neither my 2 DVD recorders (Philips and Panasonic) nor my Sony DVD player have a display setting that makes any difference. They give a nice description of what 16:9, 4:3 letterbox and 4:3 pan-scan should do but don't actually make any difference. I'm sure they've all got a frame-store or two in 'em as part of the encoding/decoding but won't make it available to me! Funny how my Humax FreeSat machine manages to do it. Any ideas on settings for recording or playback would be great. Graham __________________ Half my stuff is junk - trouble is, I don't know which half!