On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 20:16 +0000, Simon Kenyon wrote: > On Tuesday 03 January 2006 19:31, Preston Crow wrote: > > I have a 16:9 TV, so when watching a standard-definition letterboxed > > show, I hit 'w' to zoom in and fill the screen. Great feature! > > > > I've noticed that some shows are in some in-between format, where they > > have smaller black bars at the top and bottom. I don't know the exact > > aspect ratio, but it seems to be common on BBC America. Having the zoom > > feature for this aspect would be really nice. (Is there a name for that > > format?) > > my tv has a 14:9 mode - that could be it
Yup! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14:9 It's a format developed by the BBC for 16:9 material that is broadcast on a 4:3 (12:9) channel. Apparently they found that 14:9 is the best compromise between cropping footage and black bars. Oh, and shouldn't the zoom mode be a setting in the recording options along with other playback defaults like the speed? (I don't ask for much, do I?) --PC
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