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Originally Posted by encoder
I notice some HD programs are broadcast in this odd aspect ratio in which the picture fills the top and bottom of the screen and there are thin bars on left and right...Anyone know the origin of this ratio?
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It's not an odd aspect ratio. Depending on how you are receiving the digital signal, how you have things connected to your television, and the capabilities of your television, you will occasionally see strange aspect ratio screens.
If your television or set top box has an aspect button, try pressing it and cycling through the various configs until the channel displays correctly. BeyondTV also can change the aspect ratio, it's one of the menu buttons on the FireFly Mini. The only time I mess with it is when 4:3 content was broadcast on a station that is transmitting at 720P or 1080i. I set the aspect to PillarBox and the small image fills the screen perfectly, not overzoomed at all.