Have I got it wrong??

I recently purchased an LG 32FS4D 76cm widescreen, I'm in OZ hence the
metric size. I have a Panasonic EH50 DVD recorder running through a Yamaha
Home Theatre system using component video and Optical audio. When I play a
DVD and look at the audio type it says "Digital 3/2.1ch" even though the
DVD is suppose to be 5.1. Have I got something wrong?? With the video side
the DVD player is set to 16.9 and the TV to auto but it still doesn't fill
the screen like I thought it should.

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:21:00 GMT, "df" wrote:

I recently purchased an LG 32FS4D 76cm widescreen, I'm in OZ hence the
metric size. I have a Panasonic EH50 DVD recorder running through a Yamaha
Home Theatre system using component video and Optical audio. When I play a
DVD and look at the audio type it says "Digital 3/2.1ch" even though the
DVD is suppose to be 5.1. Have I got something wrong??
No. 3/2.1 is 5.1.

Kal

"df" wrote in
:

I recently purchased an LG 32FS4D 76cm widescreen, I'm in OZ hence the
metric size. I have a Panasonic EH50 DVD recorder running through a
Yamaha Home Theatre system using component video and Optical audio.
When I play a DVD and look at the audio type it says "Digital
3/2.1ch" even though the DVD is suppose to be 5.1. Have I got
something wrong?? With the video side the DVD player is set to 16.9
and the TV to auto but it still doesn't fill the screen like I thought
it should.

You may need to tell your DVD player or stereo (or both) what speakers you
actually have. Mine gives good 5.1 or DTS depending on the source (though
I'm using an electrical cable to get the digital signal to the stereo). On
the TV side, you may simply be encountering the fact that most cinema is
filmed much wider than 16:9 and they letterbox it. The letterboxing is
LESS than you'd see on a 4:3 TV. And you should make sure that your DVD
has an anamorphic widescreen image encoded on it. And, if you get a choice
of which to play, play that one.


--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

How do I know which the anamorphic title is I load the DVD and select PLAY
from the menu
There is usually only options for different commentories



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"df" wrote in
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I recently purchased an LG 32FS4D 76cm widescreen, I'm in OZ hence the
metric size. I have a Panasonic EH50 DVD recorder running through a
Yamaha Home Theatre system using component video and Optical audio.
When I play a DVD and look at the audio type it says "Digital
3/2.1ch" even though the DVD is suppose to be 5.1. Have I got
something wrong?? With the video side the DVD player is set to 16.9
and the TV to auto but it still doesn't fill the screen like I thought
it should.

You may need to tell your DVD player or stereo (or both) what speakers you
actually have. Mine gives good 5.1 or DTS depending on the source (though
I'm using an electrical cable to get the digital signal to the stereo).
On
the TV side, you may simply be encountering the fact that most cinema is
filmed much wider than 16:9 and they letterbox it. The letterboxing is
LESS than you'd see on a 4:3 TV. And you should make sure that your DVD
has an anamorphic widescreen image encoded on it. And, if you get a
choice
of which to play, play that one.


--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:45:43 GMT, "df" wrote:
....
With the video side the DVD player is set to 16.9
and the TV to auto but it still doesn't fill the screen like I thought
it should.
....
you may simply be encountering the fact that most cinema is
filmed much wider than 16:9 and they letterbox it. The letterboxing is
LESS than you'd see on a 4:3 TV. And you should make sure that your DVD
has an anamorphic widescreen image encoded on it.
....
How do I know which the anamorphic title is I load the DVD and select PLAY
from the menu
There is usually only options for different commentories

1) Look at the back. There should be a hint on which SIGNAL format
being used. This can be either 4:3 or 16:9.
There might also be a number that informs what CONTENT format is used.
That is normally a ratio in the range 1.85 to 2.40. Ratio higher than
1.78 is "wider" than 16:9 and will show in letterbox also on a 16:9
display.

2) Look at the picture and try to find objects that you "know" are
circular and filmed dead on (not from an angle). Measure the displayed
width/hight ratio to make sure that displayed aspect ratio is correct.

3) You can use the free program IFOEDIT to examine the flags on the
DVD to check what SIGNAL format is flaged for the title. This should
be 4:3 or 16:9.

4) Note that in the event that you, like me, have an LCD panel in
another aspect ratio than 16:9 (mine is 15:9), thin black stripes in
top and bottom is expected on 16:9 SIGNAL format with 16:9 CONTENT
format.

/Jan