I have seen many 16:9 televisions in stores and when watching Sat or cable the picture looks like it was flattened. What gives, can I watch regular TV on a 16:9 set?
What you seeing is a stretch mode. It expansions the picture to fill the full width of the TV screen. This is the wrong way to watch 4:3 material on a 16:9 TV. All 16:9 TVs have a 4:3 setting were you will get black or grey bars at the left and right sides of the screen to maintain the aspect ratio. This is the mode the TV should be running in if watching 4:3 material. 4: Could somebody please enlighten me on the topic of Geometry problems with direct view televisions? Is this something that’s inherent with flat screen models, digital models, analog models or all models? Any information on this topic would be greatly appreciated. A: It’s due to cost cutting in materials and workmanship and effects most TV’s. It is present in most TV’s to some degree, though the better the TV the less you will see. In most TV you won’t even notice it anyway.
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