[linux-dvb] Re: 16:9-signalling?

[dan <danl@dnt.ro>]

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Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephan Schreiber" <stephan@sschreiber.de>
To: "Marcus Kuba" <marcus@kuba4u.de>; "linux-dvb" <linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:58 PM
Subject: [linux-dvb] Re: 16:9-signalling?


> AFAIK it is a separate pin on the SCART plug which is not always
connected.
> My DVB-C just simply does not provide that signal (saves them about a
penny
> per piece).
> I noticed with the dBox2 that I have to use the really fat SCART cable
they
> ship with their box to get automatic switching on my Thomson 16:9 TV. If I
> use one of the standard el-cheapo cables it doesn't work.
> And of course it works only in RGB mode.
> My TV has another "feature": the automatic 16:9 works only on one of the
> scart inputs :(
> Have fun testing!
>
> Cheers
> Stephan
>
>
> At 13:20 15.07.2001 +0000, Marcus Kuba wrote:
> >The only problem is that I have to manually switch my TV to "Wide"-Mode.
> >The TV (Sony KV32FX65E) is connected via the Front-AV (cinch) to a
> >DD-Receiver (Sony STR-DB940QS) and my VDR is connected to the
> >TV/Sat-Video-Input. I also have a Playstation-2 on the DVD-Input and when
> >watching DVDs, the TV automatically switches to Wide, so I assume that
> >there must be some signalling within the picture-data (somewhere in the
> >upper scanlines where the Teletext is).
> >Does anybody know if there is such a standardized signal or if this might
> >be just some Sony-specific stuff and IF it is standardized, shouldn't the
> >DVB-driver be able to use that signal, too?
>
>
>
>
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