HDMI Cable being used but still can't get 16:9 viewing

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PETE2926

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#25093 11-Aug-2008 22:27

Hi

i just purchased a new Panasonic 42" Full HD telly. I have a Pioneer HD DVD recorder & sky sat. I plugged my new HDMI cable into my DVD recorder and into the back of the TV & also plugged sky into the DVD recorder.
Even though I have all hardware (sky box, DVD recorder & TV) to view 16:9 the picture is not showing 16:9

Has anyone got any idea why this is happening:

thanks for your help

AncestralGeek

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#156096 11-Aug-2008 22:32

How are you connecting from the "sky sat" to the Pioneer HD DVD recorder.

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PETE2926

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#156101 11-Aug-2008 22:58

Right now I have both main sky cables back into the TV & set the AV to AV1, mainly because of the problem with the aspect not being 16:9. when I tried to feed sky via the dvd with the HDMI cable. I plugged Sky into the dvd input 1 plugs r/w/y & the HDMI cable from the dvd into the Tv & set the TV to HDMI 1 & I got a reception.
I then went to Sky set up & made sure it was et to 16:9 also the DVD and also TV & they were all set to 16:9 but the view was almost a square on the screen with plenty of blank screen to left & right, but was ok height wise.

Hope you're understanding some of what I'm talking about..

thanks heaps foir the assist

grolschie

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#156106 11-Aug-2008 23:04

Do 16:9 DVDs play in 16:9 on this setup? Just trying to isolate whether it's the DVD recorder and/or TV, or whether it's the Sky box.

PETE2926

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#156108 11-Aug-2008 23:08

yes they do

PETE2926

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#156109 11-Aug-2008 23:11

other strange thing is that C4 works on 16:9 but NO other channels at all.....

andrewcnz

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#156142 12-Aug-2008 07:04

In the pioneer initial set up menu. In the HDMI output menu. Look at the 4:3 options either Full or Normal.Change that setting see what you get.

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#156149 12-Aug-2008 07:49

PETE2926:
I then went to Sky set up & made sure it was et to 16:9 also the DVD and also TV & they were all set to 16:9 but the view was almost a square on the screen with plenty of blank screen to left & right, but was ok height wise.

Was this on every channel? Where you watching 16:9 content or 4:3 content? You do realise that any 4:3 content will be broadcast with black bars on the left and right? 16:9 content will fill the whole screen.

andrewcnz

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#156272 12-Aug-2008 13:55

Many people still think a stretched 4:3 image is true widescreen(even if it is totally wrong and looks nasty).I did read somewhere that sky were considering sending out full time 16:9 on all channels and pillerboxing all 4:3 content. Wonder if that is going to happen?

clevedon

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#156275 12-Aug-2008 14:02

Sooner the better I hope, it's a bit of a pain changing the aspect all the time. We only watch Sky, so changing between the two formats all the time sucks. Who has a non widescreen TV anyway ?

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#156279 12-Aug-2008 14:21

andrewcnz:
I did read somewhere that sky were considering sending out full time 16:9 on all channels and pillerboxing all 4:3 content. Wonder if that is going to happen?

I'd love it if they did this! TCL do it...

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#156284 12-Aug-2008 14:42

munchkin:
andrewcnz:
I did read somewhere that sky were considering sending out full time 16:9 on all channels and pillerboxing all 4:3 content. Wonder if that is going to happen?

I'd love it if they did this! TCL do it...

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#156301 12-Aug-2008 15:31

sbiddle:
munchkin:
andrewcnz:
I did read somewhere that sky were considering sending out full time 16:9 on all channels and pillerboxing all 4:3 content. Wonder if that is going to happen?

I'd love it if they did this! TCL do it...

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