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    How to adjust KMplayer's aspect of ratio.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jackluo923, Apr 19, 2009.

  1. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    My HDTV accepts 1280x768 signals from VGA port, but for some reason it doesn't accept 1280x720 or 1366x768 (the image is off center by half about 600 pixles). I want to watch 720P movies through my laptop, which AOR (aspect of ratio) settings/value do I stech the source video to so it displays the correct aspect of ratio on the HDTV screen?
     
    jackluo923, Apr 19, 2009
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  2. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    assuming the screen has square pixels:

    720/768 = 0.9375 (or the other way-around? i think this way).

    but if your screen doesn't have square pixels but instead fits 16:9 it could work out to not need any rescaling.. i'd suggest starting up paint or so, and paint a square in it (holding shift while painting a rectangle with the mouse, that is). and check on tv. if it's not square, try the value given above (or you could measure length and with of that non-square-rectangle and divide one with the other, to get about the same value).

    hdtv's can be annoying at times :)
     
    davepermen, Apr 19, 2009
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