Re: Sony VTX-D800U active format descriptors

"Dave" <dave25.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> The problem's actually due to the Sony box following the Digital
> Television Group's AFD guidelines document, which incorrectly
> specifies a deep letterbox display for AFD7 on 4:3 sets using an STB
> configured for widescreen display (AFD7 is the one that the BBC use
> for sport).

It still means, however, that you're unnecessarily seeing 4:3 video in a
lower resolution.
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