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Aspect ratio keeps changing on Panasonic Viera 32inch LCD TV

  • 17-12-2010 10:39am
    #1
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,737 ✭✭✭


    Hi.

    I have a Panasonic Viera 32inch LCD TV. When set on auto, the aspect ratio usually changed when the channel was changed on the Sky+ box. However lately the aspect ratio keeps changing even when I stay on the same channel.
    Does anyone know how to solve this? The TV was bought a month ago. Also I have set the aspect to 16:9 but is still changes the aspect ratio by itself.

    Thanks. :confused:

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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  • #2
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,529 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Moving this to from Television to the Home Entertainment (General) forum....


  • #3
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    Have you adjusted the TV settings in your Sky+ box to match?


  • #4
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Does it change in the middle of a programme, or just maybe during adverts. The latter may be normal, due to maybe not all ads being 16:9 and TV changing to suit the output.


  • #5
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,737 ✭✭✭Worztron


    byte wrote: »
    Does it change in the middle of a programme, or just maybe during adverts. The latter may be normal, due to maybe not all ads being 16:9 and TV changing to suit the output.

    Hi byte. It changes during a program as well as adverts. Good point though.

    Here are the brief messages that appear on screen each time it auto changes aspect ratio.

    EC/AV1
    1
    Wide

    TV
    Auto

    TV
    Wide

    EC/AV1
    1

    Would it possibly be a problem with the Sky+ box and not the TV?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #6
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Could be, though it's hard to tell.

    Does it do the same with a DVD player for example?

    Might be far out, but have you tried a different Scart cable? AFAIK, one of the wires in a Scart cable does widescreen signalling.


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  • #7
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,737 ✭✭✭Worztron


    byte wrote: »
    Could be, though it's hard to tell.

    Does it do the same with a DVD player for example?

    Might be far out, but have you tried a different Scart cable? AFAIK, one of the wires in a Scart cable does widescreen signalling.

    Hi byte. I have yet to try a DVD or another scart lead. Today I turned on the TV and the crazy aspect ratio changing started again. I decided to watch a recorded film and the auto aspect changing immediately stops. Strange.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #8
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,737 ✭✭✭Worztron


    It may have been a coincidence but I have noticed that when I selected Other Channels and then went to ITV4, the crazy aspect changing stopped.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #9
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,737 ✭✭✭Worztron


    The other night I looseded a scart lead on back of the dvd revorder (it is connected to TV along with Sky+ box). The aspect changing stopped immediately.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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