16:10 VS. 16:9

Question

I'm really confused by the 16:9 vs. the 16:10 aspect ratios. It's my understanding that my monitor, the Dell 2007WFP, displays widescreen content in a 16:10 aspect ratio, however most videos are in a 16:9 aspect ratio. This creates a problem when viewing widescreen content over an analog connection (such as s-video) as the monitor stretches 16:9 content to 16:10, is there anyway to fix this? It's not a big problem when playing DVDs on my computer because it adjusts itself, but it doesn't adjust for external DVD players or things like the PS2.

DingoJunior · Answer

I've not tried this with an s-video connection, but you could go to OSD / Display Settings / Wide Mode and select 1:1. DingoJunior

Dufflover · Answer

I haven't received my 2007WFP yet but what are the scaling modes available? The two obvious ones to me are 1:1 and full stretch.

XPS_Buddy · Answer

The only problem is the video then goes to a very small 480i signal. It turns a 20-inch monitor into about a 10-inch monitor.

DingoJunior · Answer

Oh well, I guess we can't have everything :smileyhappy: DingoJunior

DingoJunior · Answer

1:1, 4:3 and 'Fill'.   DingoJunior Message Edited by DingoJunior on 06-06-200611:34 PM

firefly7475 · Answer

You won't notice that it's stretching it out of aspect, so I wouldn't worry if I were you.

XPS_Buddy · Answer

Yeah, stretching from 16:9 to 16:10 really isn't a big deal, I was really just curious if there was a solution.

Dufflover · Answer

on a side note I notice stretching a 4:3 on my (current soon to be replaced) 5:4 :smileysad:

writesimply · Answer

I hooked up the 2007FWP to my DVD player today via DVI. (Yes, some DVD players have DVI-D/HDMI outputs)

Looked slightly stretched out vertically. But when I changed the mode to Multimedia, it fixed things. So there.

But this is Rev. A00 I got. Maybe the Rev.A02 will fix all of this. Let's hope.

fuad

pc52 · Answer

I have DVD player with HDMI output so I connect it to 2007wfp via DVI input (720p). I was able to eliminate vertical stretching by switching widescreen mode (OSD/Display Settings/Wide Mode) from 'Fill' to '4:3'.

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16:10 VS. 16:9

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