Dstv in widescreen

[Rafikki]

Hi, if I don't have a HD decoder and get a HDTV, will I be able to watch in widescreen even if it's not HD?

 

[Schwartz]

yes..

 

[agentrfr]

Yep. Still got my trusty SD PVR playing through coaxial to my 52" Full HD TV. 640x480 is the way to go ^_^

 

[ToxicBunny]

MM1 will display SOME movies in WS even on an old SD PVR from what I know...

 

[feo]

I'm not sure I understand your question fully. The are a few channels on DStv that broadcast in wodescreen: BVN, MM1 (most of the time), BBC News and Animax. The other channels are broadcast in 4:3 format so those will get stretched on your HDTV.

 

[BLIXEMPIE]

You can watch widescreen through a standard decoder as well. Press Menu>Advanced Options>TV Installation>Enter code: 9949>Aspect Ratio>16:9.

 

[HapticSimian]

You can watch widescreen through a standard decoder as well. Press Menu>Advanced Options>TV Installation>Enter code: 9949>Aspect Ratio>16:9.

and... since the last software update, just press 'shift' and then 'tv guide' to cycle through the different aspect ratios on the decoder once you've set your tv to either 4:3 or 16:9 as detailed by BLIXEMPIE.

 

[feo]

You can watch widescreen through a standard decoder as well. Press Menu>Advanced Options>TV Installation>Enter code: 9949>Aspect Ratio>16:9.

and... since the last software update, just press 'shift' and then 'tv guide' to cycle through the different aspect ratios on the decoder once you've set your tv to either 4:3 or 16:9 as detailed by BLIXEMPIE.

What use is that when only a few channels are broadcast in widescreen anyway.

My decoder is set to 16:9 but like I said earlier, only MM1 and the couple other channels actually show in 16:9, the rest of the channels still stretch the 4:3 picture and look crap.

 

[BobJones]

Ahhh! the essence of Multichoice. Things work for the bare basics, but everything else is crap!

 

[Rafikki]

Thanks for the response guys