component dvd

[Benny 069]

HI,

just a quick one. I have just purchased a Loewe lcd pannel and have been watching dvds through euro scart. now that I have upgraded to component I am getting a black edge down either side of the screen. My dvd player is not an upscaling version so is this to be expected?
OH by the way I am not getting confused wit 16:9 and 4:3. the lines I am talking about are very narrow and are gone if I go back to euro scart
cheers,
benny

[guns1inger]

On all DVDs, or just 1.33 - 1.66 aspect ratio discs ? On a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should see vertical black bars up either side when watching discs that would have filled the screen on a standard 4:3 set.

[Benny 069]

yes on 1.33 this has only started since I hooked up via component

[guns1inger]

It should have been happening on the scart as well. If not, the image would have either been cut off top and bottom, or stretched sideways so everyone looked fat.

[Benny 069]

so maybe the scart was a compromised picture and the component is true to size?
on The Fifth Element I get the normal horazontal lines top and bottom but now I get a thin 1cm line down each side ( this was 2cm down one side but I used pic. geometry to even it up). On a 16:9 dvd such as buffy or angel I just get the thin lines either side

[guns1inger]

Now that you describe it like that, no, it doesn't sound right. It sounds like the TV needs to be adjusted for the different signal inputs.

[Benny 069]

Yeh I thought that too. I went back through the connection wizzard and repeated my set up
but nothing changed. Also checked the dvd set up again just to be sure. My dvd player is a Yamaha pro scan but it is a few years old and it was a cheap model. The tv manual does suggest to use pic. geometry to make the picture fit best when using HDMI, Component or XGA/VGA so maybe it comes back to the player. I am using Monster cables. Nothing else I can think of....