Aspect Ratio Setting issue.

Rickster

Rickster

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Hi all, I have an issue with setting the DSTV to its correct aspect ratio setting using the ARC from 1-5, all the TVs linked to the decoder are LCD's with 16:9 ratio.

Ive tried all the settings and the picture is still cut off eg the rugby this morning, the 1st teams score was quite cut off.

I ensured the TV installation settings were set to 16:9 and that auto adjust was off on the TV, I wish DSTV had an channel like this so we can see if it correct or not.

Any advice would be great, Ill copy and paste this on DSTV forums too if i dont get a solution.

-R
 
Captain Beer said:
Are you using an SD decoder? If so, then the SuperSport channels are only available in 4:3, so none of the settings will fix the picture.
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Yes its a DualView PVR, but there is a setting saying View 4:3 content as stretched etc.
 
Rickster said:
Yes its a DualView PVR, but there is a setting saying View 4:3 content as stretched etc.
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Unfortunately you're only going to receive SuperSport SD on that decoder, they only broadcast 4:3 on the Supersport SD channels, except Blitz on 200. If you can see all the info and the logo on Blitz, then I'm sure your settings are correct.
 
DSTV ASPECT RATIO SETTINGS

DSTV Aspect Ratio Control (ARC) settings are as follows:

16:9 - view 4:3 as.. Pillarbox (ARC 1)
16:9 - view 4:3 as.. Zoomed (ARC 2)
16:9 - view 4:3 as.. Stretched (ARC 3)
4:3 - view 16:9 as.. Letterbox (ARC 4)
4:3 - view 16:9 as.. Cropped (ARC 5)

It is always best to set the TV via its menu settings to the default aspect ratio - 16:9 for wide-screen LCD, LED or Plasma sets & 4:3 for conventional CRT's - and then choose the correct aspect ratio on the decoder according to your preferences as detailed above.

As DSTV has STILL not standardised all their channels correctly for 16:9 widescreen broadcasts, you will often have to manually adjust the decoder settings per channel or even by program, by using the Green SHIFT button and TV Guide / ARC button on your remote to change the aspect ratios accordingly, as detailed below.

According to me, your TV should be set to 16:9 (widescreen) and the decoder set to ARC 1 - this should be for any widescreen TV.

ARC 1 means 16:9 broadcasts will be shown correctly in widescreen (and full screen). 4:3 broadcast will show with black bars on the sides - they way they were filmed and are being broadcast in.

ANY other ARC will mean 4:3 pictures are either zoomed (and you loose part of the top and bottom) or stretched (and not in proportion making people fatter etc).

If something is then shown letterboxed on a 4:3 broadcast (so it has black bars all around (e.g. South Park on Comedy Central), you can then change to ARC 2 to zoom the picture - filling the screen AND not losing picture AND not distorting it.

And all those times when MC stuffs up and shows a widescreen program squashed into a 4:3 screen (so everyone looks extremely thin) you can then use ARC 3 to stretch the picture and see properly in widescreen.

This may help you as well - from the DSTV forum website:

http://forum.dstv.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1398&d=1300361547
 
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