R1 1.1:85 disk problems on widescreen TV...........
hullmackem(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 24th October 2001, 13:58
anyone have picture problems with region 1 dvd`s in this ratio??
The picture goes all distorted at the top, on the simpsons for example the black lines are not straight at the top of the 4:3 picture.
1.2:35 films seem to play OK but flicker sometimes in the top left corner.
Is this common or is it just me??
TV - Hitachi 28" widescreen DVD - Proline DVD 2000
RE: R1 1.1:85 disk problems on widescreen TV...........
Mike G(Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 24th October 2001, 14:42
Skewed lines and flickering at the top of the picture are common issues with Macrovision. Do you have your player hooked directly to the TV, or looped through a VCR?
It could be simply that your TV is very sensitive to Macrovision in 60Hz mode. Have you tried it with a different TV?
If it`s any consolation, this is very common. Macrovision is crap, but the studios don`t care if they bugger up your picture quality so long as you can`t copy their stuff. The solution is to get a Macrovision remover or "chip" your player to make it Macro free.
