While hanging around a home theater shop in my area, I couldn't help but notice that the AOTC demo they were showing on a rear projection system seemed "wider" than how I remembered this film on my home setup.
I have since started to doubt my low tech setup procedure for watching anamorphic DVDs on my system.
As a total newbie to projectors, I basically downloaded the manual for my 1272 on the day I bought it and started setting up. A couple of days later, I set my DVD player (first generation Panasonic) for 16x9 output and experimented by "squeezing" the horizontal RGB size adjustment on the projector until it screamed MAXIMUM or OVERFLOW (or something to that effect.
Not having a "videophile's" eye, I was extremely pleased with the picture I was able to attain - no scan lines! and the aspect ratios of films appeared to be correct.
I guess it was naive of me to believe that the optimal 16x9 ratio exactly corresponded with the maximum horizontal squeeze setting on my projector. I will get out the old tape measure this weekend and check out various titles' aspect ratios. I am expecting to find that my setup needs work.
I am worried however that to get the correct aspect ratio, I will have to adjust a parameter that is already maxed out -namely the horizontal RGB adjustment. I am also worried that the fix for this probably involves the setting of the original cross patterns of the three tubes. If so, how will this affect my watching of non anamorphic DVDs or my Star wars and Indiana Jones Laserdiscs?
Can someone point me to a site that explains in easy to understand terms, the proper procedure for setting up the 1272 to display anamorphic DVDs as though one was watching on a true 16x9 screen?
I have since started to doubt my low tech setup procedure for watching anamorphic DVDs on my system.
As a total newbie to projectors, I basically downloaded the manual for my 1272 on the day I bought it and started setting up. A couple of days later, I set my DVD player (first generation Panasonic) for 16x9 output and experimented by "squeezing" the horizontal RGB size adjustment on the projector until it screamed MAXIMUM or OVERFLOW (or something to that effect.
Not having a "videophile's" eye, I was extremely pleased with the picture I was able to attain - no scan lines! and the aspect ratios of films appeared to be correct.
I guess it was naive of me to believe that the optimal 16x9 ratio exactly corresponded with the maximum horizontal squeeze setting on my projector. I will get out the old tape measure this weekend and check out various titles' aspect ratios. I am expecting to find that my setup needs work.
I am worried however that to get the correct aspect ratio, I will have to adjust a parameter that is already maxed out -namely the horizontal RGB adjustment. I am also worried that the fix for this probably involves the setting of the original cross patterns of the three tubes. If so, how will this affect my watching of non anamorphic DVDs or my Star wars and Indiana Jones Laserdiscs?
Can someone point me to a site that explains in easy to understand terms, the proper procedure for setting up the 1272 to display anamorphic DVDs as though one was watching on a true 16x9 screen?