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  1. chrisund123

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    grogmeister - 1 minute ago  » 
    @REPASSAC
    I understand you are trying to help people, and I appreciate that. But unless you have actually tried to play/stream media files (which aren't 16:9) to your TV from your 1000S, I don't see the point at guessing at solutions to a problem you haven't encountered yet.
    The box outputs correctly to my TV whilst watching broadcast/recorded programmes. Programmes that are 16:9 fill the screen, old programmes that are 4:3 have borders on the left & right, films & music videos (that aren't 16:9) have borders top & bottom. So bearing that in mind you can understand why changing input/output settings on the TV/1000S is not going to fix this problem. The fact is, the 1000S is changing the aspect ratio to 16:9 when it plays media files.
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    I think we're stuck with this one until they fix it in an update

    Agreed, I mentioned this problem when I first got the device and posted my initial findings. Luckily I have a dedicated media player which is far superior to the 1000S so this is only a minor niggle for me. It's fine for watching recorded TV series etc which are in the correct aspect ratio, which saves me the effort of switching on my media player for that; I only have to do it if I want to watch a film

    | Thu 13 Dec 2012 10:43:54 #11 |
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    @chrisund123

    BTW, I forgot to mention that I personally wouldn't set my TV to Auto (or Smart, etc.). I always set it to 16:9 or Wide or whatever setting you know doesn't change the size or aspect ratio of the signal received. On some TVs the Auto/Smart setting isn't quite so smart & can crop off a bit of the image or distort it without you realising.

    To test this out, pause whatever you're watching, then simply cycle through the input options on the TV. Pay particular attention to the corners & you will clearly see the effect each setting has on the image.

    | Thu 13 Dec 2012 11:30:36 #12 |
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    I have exactly the same problem. I confirmed that it was the Humax box by using the same DLNA server (Serviio, tried using PS3 Media server but connecting to the shares made the Humax reboot !!) and tried the film on the PS3 and the Humax. PS3 displayed it correctly with crystal clear picture and correct aspect ratio, with Humax the picture was not as good and the picture was stretched.

    I don't think this feature can have been tested, especially if connecting to shares makes the box do a total reboot.

    | Mon 17 Dec 2012 2:15:06 #13 |

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