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Subject: Re: As good as it gets widescreen problem - Help!!
From: Blaine Young <blam1@oz.net>
Date: 1998/08/06
Message-ID: <35CA3F8A.A4B45349@oz.net>
Newsgroups: alt.video.dvd,alt.video.dvd.tech,rec.video.dvd.tech,rec.video.dvd.titles
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It's not that they refuse to release the drivers. It's a problem with
the decode chip they were using. The CineMaster 2.x board is last
year's model - they haven't manufactured the board for nearly a year -
although lots of discount places still carry new stock. The
CineMaster-C 1.x boards work correctly as they moved to a C-Cube chip.
The CineMaster98 board is supposed to be out by this fall.
Jonathan Michael Hawkins wrote:
>
> According to Quadrant's documentation, this card will not work without a
> 16:9 TV. They refuse to release drivers for it which will accomplish this
> task, although it <obviously> is possible, seeing as how my MPACT2 based
> board which replaced it can easily decode and letterbox an anamorphic title.
>
> It's Quadrant's loss.
>
> Jon
>
> In article <6qc9tm$j4o$1@newsgate.sps.mot.com>,
> Darrin Hutchinson <rxvf60@email.sps.mot.com> wrote:
> >In article <6qc4ek$7or$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, ant@dial.pipex.com writes:
> >|> Hi,
> >|>
> >|> I have just played "As good as it gets" on my Toshiba SD-M1102 DVD-Rom and
> >|> Cinemaster 2.3 decoder card. I cannot get the output from the widescreen side
> >|> of the DVD to display in letterbox format on my 4:3 TV. The image seems to
> >|> vertically stretch and not add the black bars at the top and bottom to
> >|> correct the aspect ratio.
> >|>
> >|> All other widescreen films I have play without a problem and display the films
> >|> in letterbox on my TV (Fallen, Tomorrow never dies and Sphere) but "As good as
> >|> it gets" will not.
> >|>
> >|> Anyone have any ideas??
> >|>
> >|> Ant.
> >
> >"As Good as it Gets" is a 16 x 9 enhanced DVD so you will have to switch playback
> >modes on your DVD player in order to get it to playback in widescreen mode on your
> >4:3 TV. Consult your DVD player manual on how to do this, but it is probably
> >accessed through one of your on screen menus. I had this same situation with
> >Starship Troopers and Contact.
>
> --
> Jonathan Michael Hawkins {} "If this is a crush, then I don't know
> NUMB Altos 1996-???? {} if I could take the real thing if it
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Blaine
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