[kwlug-disc] MythTV on LCD TV

[Colin Mackay]

MythTV has both a zoom feature and a 'stretching' feature.

Most Standard Definition TV is broadcast in 4:3, which will show up as a
square, centred in the middle of the TV.  If the show happens to be
letterbox (16:9), Standard Definition TV still broadcasts the 4:3 image with
black borders on top and bottom, making the 16:9 look really small.

I generally use the zoom feature when watching a show that appears like
that.

Under the Edit Keys menu, select TV Playback under Contexts (left menu) and
then look for ToggleAspect and ToggleFill.

ToggleAspect switches between 4:3 - 14:6 - 16:9 and Off
ToggleFill cycles through zoom levels.

Be aware that when you change these while watching TV, they will remain in
whatever state you left them in when you change channel.  You'll need to
toggle them off, or exit back to the menu and re-start Watch TV.

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just set up Myth TV and the picture looks small on our LCD TV. I'm
> wondering if this is because I don't have proprietary drivers installed. The
> video card is onboard (I do have a card but haven't put it in because I want
> to keep heat down in the system) and doesn't have proprietary drivers (i.e.
> it sucks!).
>
> The Myth TV menus display fine at full size. But when I watch television or
> record something it gets centred in the middle of the screen and looks
> relatively tiny compared to the screen.
>
> I'm wondering if the problem would be solved somewhere in Myth TV or if I
> need to go out and buy a video card with HDMI?
>
> I'm just recording a Rogers analog signal, not high definition.
>
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