aspect ratio fixed to 4:3 ?

[dingo35]

Hi all,

I am enjoying the new 0.2.7-3 windows version of vompclient, but I noticed on my new 16:9 screen that the aspect ratio seems to be fixed to 4:3 , even when having chosen 16:9 in the settings menu.

When watching 16:9 streams, this leads to "tall people" on TV, because the picture is stretched vertically to fit into the 4:3 window.

This problem arises both in windowed as in full screen mode.

I use MPV and MPA video codecs.

Am I the only one experiencing this? How can I get the 16:9 streams correctly on my 16:9 screen?

Thanks!

PS: Just found out that vompclient reacts as I would expect when choosing the settings: TV aspect ratio 4:3 , letterbox. Is it me that I don't understand the settings, or are 16:9 and 4:3 switches reversed?

[MartenR]

Hi,
the behaviour of vomp for windows is in the following way. The aspect ratio means the aspect ratio of the pixel. All actual monitor for computer have pixel suitable for 4:3.
The 16:9 switch is only for the case, if you want to connect a tv in anamorphic mode, then 16:9 would be right.
I have myself an 16:10 monitor and for the monitor 4:3 is the right setting.

Marten

[dingo35]

Hi Marten, thanks for your quick and to-the-point response.

I understand your answer, but without this explanation the unknowing user will not understand this menu-item correctly.

Would it perhaps be better to have the menu-items change from:
1) 4:3
2) 16:9

to:
1) PC or 4:3 TV
2) 16:9 TV  ?

Or, other, even better possibility, since connecting a 16:9 TV through TV out will also need the PC setting, and VOMP for windows will always be running on a windows PC, disable the 16:9 setting altogether?

Best regards, Hans.

[MartenR]

Would it perhaps be better to have the menu-items change from:
1) 4:3
2) 16:9

At the moment, these options are in the main vomp core, which is shared between windows and mvp, but I'm working on a method to make the options more distinct for the different client, then I will think about it.

Or, other, even better possibility, since connecting a 16:9 TV through TV out will also need the PC setting, and VOMP for windows will always be running on a windows PC, disable the 16:9 setting altogether?

No, this would not be nice, nice maybe some PC users plug a TV onto their PC or a 16:9 beamer, then the option will make sense.

Marten