Originally posted by: Obi Jeewhyen
Downconverting's not the issue with older units (like mine) ... it's upconverting.
Upconverting to what? The only upconverting DVD Players do nowadays is to progressive scan.
I don't know that it can properly display anamorphically .... I've never seen a control option to switch it from one to the other ... though I also haven't looked too hard, since I don't have a widescreen display. Hmmm, I'll have to dig out the manual.
If the picture has the correct aspect ratio on your 4:3 TV, apparently your DVD Player is set correctly to Letterbox mode.
But, yeah, being a laserdisc/DVD combo, rest assured it was one of the first units ever manufactured.
Downconverting's not the issue with older units (like mine) ... it's upconverting.
Upconverting to what? The only upconverting DVD Players do nowadays is to progressive scan.
I don't know that it can properly display anamorphically .... I've never seen a control option to switch it from one to the other ... though I also haven't looked too hard, since I don't have a widescreen display. Hmmm, I'll have to dig out the manual.
If the picture has the correct aspect ratio on your 4:3 TV, apparently your DVD Player is set correctly to Letterbox mode.
But, yeah, being a laserdisc/DVD combo, rest assured it was one of the first units ever manufactured.
Yup, I think the last combo players were made in 1999.