Neeum Zawan <m.n### [at] ieeeorg> wrote:
> On 05/27/10 16:36, nemesis wrote:
> > BTW, only now I noticed the TV comes with a small set of sample pictures of
> > landscapes.  Look bright and amazing and here's the catch:  their resolution is
> > 1920x1080.  They fit the whole screen in normal mode.  They also display the
> > same in "wide" or "face zoom".  I wonder why would they fill a TV with images
> > this size if they wouldn't fit except downscaled.
>
>  This stuff can be confusing. My TV has Full, Wide, another one similar
> to Wide, 4:3, Zoom, and perhaps one more. I usually set it at Full.
>
>  It's a pain to get the "proper" resolution (at least for video -
> haven't tried photos). Mine is 1080p. But something broadcast at 720p
> (wide screen) will still show up and fill the screen because the aspect
> ratio is the same. Something with a different aspect ratio will not -
> even if it's bigger than my TV's resolution - because it's trying to
> maintain the aspect ratio.

what about pictures?  Have you tried that one?  Do pictures larger than the
screen appear smaller by default?

yeah, it's a pain.

>  I have a PS3, and over there you can set it to show it at the *exact*
> resolution. So if it's 320x200, it will show up quite small on the screen.

oh, I got this TV both because my old CRT was dying a slow death and to
eventually finally grab a PS3 (mainly for God of War 3 and bluray movies). :)

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