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Neeum Zawan <m.n### [at] ieee org> 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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