Re: Removing WIDE message from Panasonic plasma screen


"Simon Heather" <simonheather@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is there a way of removing the "WIDE" message that keeps appearing when
> you change channels or the aspect ratio changes? I have a Panasonic
> TH42PV500 - is there a service menu option that will remove this? CSI on
> 5 was unwatchable tonight as it kept showing WIDE every few seconds - I
> guess there was a transmission problem that kept triggering this?
>
> - Simon.

My Panasonic TH42PV500 showed CSI on 5 last night without the switching
messages that you suffered from. Did you have you TV running with automatic
aspect ratios set? I find this setting not to my taste at all. It's purpose
seems to be to always fill the screen whatever the source and it even
introduces some distortion to 16:9 material!

Try this, tune to a 4:3 channel and select 14:9. Now when you go to a 16:9
channel it will be displayed as such with no distortion. 4:3 programmes
display in the 14:9 frame with no distortion but with a small amount missing
top and bottom. The same strategy will work if you select 4:3 when viewing a
4:3 channel.

Richard.


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