Sky Movies/widescreen issue

[Rat]

last few days Ive noticed Sky Movies 7/cinema 1/2 dont auto change to widescreen looks all long and stretched,all others are fine
anyone else noticed it and having the same probs ?

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cheers
Rat

 

[gredders]

I just had a look mate and them channels all look ok to me. I am using same image. I did notice that it isn't showing the Widescreen icon in the info bar even though the tv mag says that they should be in widescreen!!?!?

 

[Rat]

strange
Ive re flashed and re scanned and its still the same,looks like its just me hmmmm

 

[theboss4]

hi, i have the same problem with premplus. When i go into info it sais 4:3 but i can see the display is 16:9. Would not be too bad if i had 16:9 tv as i could just set the tv to 16:9, but i have 4:3 and the ratio is wrong. Any ideas?

 

[Rat]

this is the way I have it set up

Dreambox is set to 16:9
TV is set to Auto video sizeing
now it switchs perfect on every channel ie: 4:3 programme is small picture,16:9 programme fills the screen

now on Sky Movies 7 /Cinima 1/2 it a 4:3 picture on tv but should be a filling the screen as its is a 1: broadcast,I know tgis coz the ratio is wrong
Im sure this is something sky has done as it was fine a few weeks back(im sure of it)

 

[gredders]

I think that's the problem mate, those channels aren't brodacasting in widescreen format when they should be and because you are using auto format it always switches to 4:3. I have mine on permanent widescreen and it seems ok.
Try that.

 

[Rat]

yeah gredders its fine for those channels set to 16:9 on tv but then all the 4:3 broadcasts look funny lol
Ill leave it on auto and just change if I watch sm 7/cinima1/2
I just wondered if others were having the same problem

 

[Rat]

its all back to normal again

 

[aftermath]

i had a similar prob on a couple of chans rat.
just had to change 2 4.3 instead of 16.9, then after prog finishes i change back to normal.
Life sux sometimes.