VideoHelp Forum
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 5 of 5
Thread
  1. Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Search PM
    Recently bought a Toshiba SD3005KB and it doesn't play DVDs in their original 4:3 aspect ratio. It stretches them to 16:9. I've tried changing it to 4:3 in the settings menu but it doesn't do anything. I've tried plugging the player into various combinations of HDMI, SCART and Coaxial but I simply can't get it to play in 4:3.

    Anyone have any idea how to make this work?

    Thanks.
    Quote Quote  
  2. I'm a MEGA Super Moderator Baldrick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2000
    Location
    Sweden
    Search Comp PM
    Are you sure that it's the dvd player? And not your tv that has some auto full screen/stretch feature.
    Quote Quote  
  3. You don't mention anything about the tv you are watching on. It may not be set properly.

    edit: beaten to it by baldrick again!
    Quote Quote  
  4. Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Search PM
    My TV has a 4:3 mode, but it doesn't change anything. My previous player, a Philips DVP3880, played DVDs in 4:3 just fine without having to change anything.

    Can't find any auto full screen/stretch features.

    Edit: Dug a little deeper and found a setting that forces the TV to 4:3, except the bars at the side are grey. Not black. It's quite distracting. I'm sure I'll get used to it though.
    Last edited by THGhost; 4th Sep 2014 at 12:50.
    Quote Quote  
  5. Banned
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Location
    Freedonia
    Search Comp PM
    I have a Philips DVD player and a Visio 3D LCD HDTV (yes. it's really a 3D TV) and my TV remote does not have a setting at all to change aspect ratio. So the only way I've found to get the DVD player to display 4:3 correctly is to go into its settings and set it up to send 480p output to the TV, which sends the video signal in a 4:3 window. My Samsung BluRay player will simply send the correct aspect ratio depending on the source video and I need make no changes. My point is that your problem can be the TV, the DVD player, or both.
    Quote Quote  
Visit our sponsor! Try DVDFab and backup Blu-rays!