[clangro]

I got a fancy shmancy Panny RP82 recently (Thanks Paul!) from a board member here.


Only problem is it recognizes 4:3 material with a message, but doesn't change the aspect ratio. On my old Malata, it would display in whatever aspect ratio the source was, but the Panny seems to force it to fill 16:9 on my Mits 52525.


Any way to fix this on the DVD player? Right now I am using narrow view mode, which is annoying since I have to switch through modes based on material.

 

[Frank_KRS]

Go into the setup menu.. There is a setting for that I believe...

 

[Joxer]

Most DVD players don't pillarbox 4:3 material, its a feature with only a very few models. You were just spoiled by your old player!

 

[Sango]

RP82 doesn't have a scaler so it's going to show native 4:3 video. Also the message is normal as well.

 

[wmallory]

In fact, the RP-82 will sometimes report 4:3 material even when it's not. No harm, no foul though.

 

[gtaylor74]

I've never seen that. It will do it sometime during FBI warnings or studio logos, but I've never had it show up during a 16x9 encoded DVD.

 

[Sango]

Actually the message will display when there is 4:3 when there is real 4:3 footage.


A simple test is this, put the a widescreen disc using in the computer and use WinDVD for example in window mode, the window actually change from 16:9 to 4:3 and then back again. A good example is trailers, and FBI and logos.

 

[wmallory]

I could've sworn the RP-82 used to get fooled quite a bit. Mine sure seemed to when I had it, and I thought there were a few posts here (quite awhile back though, so a search is not finding them) that confirmed it did indeed display 4:3 incorrectly occasionally.


Then again, my memory is not what it used to be either.

 

[Sango]

Could be but I've never seen that issue so far.


Since I do have several anime and anime movies series in widescreen. Some of them have 4:3 trailers, logos and FBI warnings. I verified it by changing the aspect on the dvd player to see any differences and indeed, I didn't see any.