Watching videos on a plasma

[IHateMyJob2004]

ANyone have this issue or know how to resolve it?

I have video I want to watch on my 42" plasma using my laptop as as ource. My plasma natively is 1024x768. And 16:9. That means the pixels are not square and therefore people look short and fat.

How do I resolve this?

Is there a dispaly device driver I can download? That would be the best solution.

Well, I jsut need some ideas ...

EDIT: I am cuonneting hte two devices using an S-video cable.

 

[imported_RedStar]

when it comes to stretching or compressing..the buzzphrase seems to be:

"scale to fit"

right.click on desktop/properties/settings/advanced/displays ....

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: RedStar
when it comes to stretching or compressing..the buzzphrase seems to be:

"scale to fit"

right.click on desktop/properties/settings/advanced/displays ....

I'm at work and tried it out on the PC here. I couldn't find any settings in the area you describe that infer "scale to fit". Will I find this on my laptop at home?

Thanks

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

S-video? That means you're feeding the plasma a 480i source.

There should be a setting on the plasma to change the display aspect ratio. If there is a 4:3 option, try that.

You'll get black bars on the sides, but the people shouldn't look like sumo wrestlers anymore.

 

[imported_RedStar]

when you click on displays..you should see both your monitors listed..you click on each of them..and that brings up the screen with monitor info. You should also see an option that says scale image to panel size if you are using an old cat driver like i am...i'm pretty sure you should still see something like it.

And see response above mine of course

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I'll try this out when I get home.

S-video can do more than 480i. It's just not designed for it. I'm doing 1024x768 at home ... it's just getting squished by the plasma. Atleast that's my understanding.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

No "scale to fit" option.

I'd use 4:3, but I want to use all of my monitor.

Help me!

 

[imported_RedStar]

what is your video card in the laptop? what driver version? and...what O/S?

EDIT: I am very glad that you solved your problem

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

It's Intel based.

I solved the problem.

The program called 'VLC' allows me to use whatever aspect ratio I want regardless of what the file uses. By taking the 16:9 video and forcing it to 4:3, I get hte desired output ratio to play things in full screen on my plasma. Very nice ....

 

[ethebubbeth]

Actually, s-video is most likely still outputting 480i.

"S-Video, as most commonly implemented, carries high-bandwidth 480i or 576i resolution video, i.e. standard definition video."
-wikipedia article

The card is rendering internally at 1024x768, but is downscaling the output for the svideo connection.

And good job on the VLC workaround. I was just about to suggest the same thing myself