Widescreen monitor problems

[Dreamer]

From CZ/SK forum...

Wide channels (letterbox) don't have correct AR on wide (16:10) monitor(s), there are also some problems with picture quality.

I can't test it, but I plan wide (16:10) monitor soon, so it's very important for me, so...

...any widescreen (16:10) monitor user here??

Edit: so it looks AR is OK, but if anyone could test it, it would be great.

[Nrmf]

37" LCD 16x9 over here anything i can do to help.

[Dreamer]

37" LCD 16x9 over here anything i can do to help.

Hello,

I'll have 16:10 LCD, I think 16:9 LCD should work better, but...

1. Is aspect ratio correct - on channels with AR 16:9 and 4:3 - in fullscreen and window (TV window) modes?

2. Do you need to switch AR manually for 4:3 / 16:9 AR channels, or it works automatically?

3. Can you zoom the picture to fit the screen (I mean to remove any black bars)? I think this is possible only by ffdshow. It will make more sence for 16:10 LCDs, because black bars are not so big there (at both ARs 16:9 and 4:3). More info about ffdshow (if you'd like to test it):

http://www.dvbdream.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18

You can check also this topic, if you want to test more:

http://www.dvbdream.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=203

Thank you.

[Nrmf]

sorry for the delay been out of town over the weekend i will try to read your post and start testing your questions.

[Dreamer]

No problem, thank you.

[rel]

v1.3 will support all the following aspect ratios

4x3
16x9
16x10
1x1
5x4
221x100 * I dont know if there are monitors using this AR at market but definition is used in VLC

[Dreamer]

It should be enough thank you Rel!

[oMikR0n]

I got a Dell 2005FPW 20" WS LCD Monitor and i didnt experience any ar problem with dvbdream...

[Nrmf]

how do i get my hands on 1.3 to test

[rel]

v1.3 will support all the following aspect ratios

4x3
16x9
16x10
1x1
5x4
221x100 * I dont know if there are monitors using this AR at market but definition is used in VLC

now in v1.3;
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AR of monitor is automatically recognized, you will just need to specify the AR of broadcasted video. This is not automatic but provides more options to users. (like Embedded AR and Stetch Embedded AR)
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[Dreamer]

now in v1.3;
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AR of monitor is automatically recognized, you will just need to specify the AR of broadcasted video. This is not automatic but provides more options to users. (like Embedded AR and Stetch Embedded AR)
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It is even automatic sometimes, with New Cyberlink and ATI, but only with Overlay renderer.

[Nrmf]

ok so i have new dream loaded and played a little bit with it seems on my 16x9 lcd i get a full screen and looks good, my problem is trying to set up ffdshow it seems to have the best picture quality but when i try setting up different options for it i also get a cant create graph error message, can someone point me to info on readmes on what i need to try to get this to work at its best, thank you all.

[Dreamer]

Check this topic, try to change renderer (VMR9/overlay) or toggle overlay in ffdshow.

Edit: OK so it's a bug, wait for 1.3a patch please.

[Nrmf]

ok dreamer i am ready to tear dream up with ffdshow, what can we test and what do i need to do on my 16x9 lcd to get the best possible picture. all you guys run ATI or Nvidia but i am running a Matrox P650 so dont know how codes and ffdshow will work .

[Dreamer]

DD should automatically detect your monitor's AR, so it should work, there are also new AR options (right click in main window - Aspect ratio) and "zoom" options (+keyboard shortcuts - read changelog).

For ffdshow - hope it work, right? You can try any option, I don't use anything special (yet), but I will, as soon as I buy new wide monitor (this month).