Hi:
I just got the DCH3416 box with my Comcast HD service. It is hooked via HDMI to my new Panasonic TH-50PX80U plasma. Since I am no longer using the display's tuner for cable, I cannot use the auto-stretch mode in the TV (panny calls it JUST), but I can choose to have the Comcast box do it. It will stretch non-HD signals. It works fine on SD channels, but when an HD channel runs an SD show, it of course doesn't know to stretch the image.
Of course I can manually stretch the image on the display side, but it'd be nice to have something happen automatically, as if I was using the TV's tuner (and since my kids, who watch way more than I, couldn't be bothered with such details).
I actually prefer viewing a non-distorted image, but I am posting this because I am concerned about potential harm to the plasma screen with an image that doesn't fill the screen. Would this be the exact same scenario as a non-stretched SD channel, or is it somehow different since the HD signal is actually passing the black bars along with the signal?
If anyone has a way around this, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Would seem to be a pretty common concern.
Thanks in advance,
Dave
P.S. Does anyone know if the stretch mode on the Motorola DCH3416 is a linear or non-linear horizontal stretch?
I just got the DCH3416 box with my Comcast HD service. It is hooked via HDMI to my new Panasonic TH-50PX80U plasma. Since I am no longer using the display's tuner for cable, I cannot use the auto-stretch mode in the TV (panny calls it JUST), but I can choose to have the Comcast box do it. It will stretch non-HD signals. It works fine on SD channels, but when an HD channel runs an SD show, it of course doesn't know to stretch the image.
Of course I can manually stretch the image on the display side, but it'd be nice to have something happen automatically, as if I was using the TV's tuner (and since my kids, who watch way more than I, couldn't be bothered with such details).
I actually prefer viewing a non-distorted image, but I am posting this because I am concerned about potential harm to the plasma screen with an image that doesn't fill the screen. Would this be the exact same scenario as a non-stretched SD channel, or is it somehow different since the HD signal is actually passing the black bars along with the signal?
If anyone has a way around this, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Would seem to be a pretty common concern.
Thanks in advance,
Dave
P.S. Does anyone know if the stretch mode on the Motorola DCH3416 is a linear or non-linear horizontal stretch?
