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Hi, for no apparent reason some programs on some channels are now coming up in 4:3 where they used to be widescreen. The Humax is set to 14:9 ratio. the channels include CH4 (the Simpsons), CH5, E4 and ABC.
The adverts revert to 14:9 but once the programs come back on it switches to 4:3 (even if I force the TV to widescreen)
The only odd thing I know that has happened recently was lockup on ITV1 once whilst watching Ghostboat (the last 5 mins froze (lucky they have not switched analogue off yet!)
I am waiting for upgrade over the air, hopefully the bugs will be sorted by then.
The adverts revert to 14:9 but once the programs come back on it switches to 4:3 (even if I force the TV to widescreen)
The only odd thing I know that has happened recently was lockup on ITV1 once whilst watching Ghostboat (the last 5 mins froze (lucky they have not switched analogue off yet!)
I am waiting for upgrade over the air, hopefully the bugs will be sorted by then.
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I have the latest version, 1.00.04, of the firmware and had a lock up in the last five minutes of ghostboat also. So the new version won't fix this!
Are you sure the Humax is set to 16:9 output (I assume you have a widesreen TV) because the options for letterbox, 14:9 and 4:3 are disabled when this is selected?
Yes TV is widescreen too. Had that about 7 years or more. This problem has just started for no apparent reason.
Just tried 16:9m letterbox on Humax and CH11 is 4:3 same as when Humax set to 16:9. CH11 was always widescreen before the last few days
The Humax is behaving just the same as my box is, i.e. when the program is 16:9 my widescreen TV switches to full (16:9) and when the program is 4:3 it switches to panoramic.
My 9200T does not correctly output the signal and all programs are shown as 16:9. However, if I connect the TV SCART of the Humax to my DVD recorder and then the recorder to my TV then the SCART switching works. Maybe the SCART connectors on the Humax are flakey and prone to error. I will be contacting Humax to try and get mine replaced, as I prefer programmes to be displayed in their correct aspect and I will be getting rid of my DVD recorder shortly.
Does your 9200 switch on immediately with going through the loader sequence? If so, this is the probable cause.
Just switch off at the back for a few seconds and restart - this has always cured the problem for me on the few occasions it has occurred.
HTH.
Sorry, that should read "WITHOUT going through the loader sequence".
Widescreen programmes are shown in widescreen - all ok
4:3 programmes are displayed as 4:3 aspect with bands down the side, how do I get 4:3 to dedfault display as Smart (Sony) when using the Humax.
When I watch TV through Sony IDTV it automatically switches to Smart when a non w/s aspect is broadcast - but I can't replicate this with the Humax.
It should be a setting on the Sony. When the humax is set to 16:9 it sends a signal to the TV saying whether it's a 4:3 or a 16:9 broadcast, and the TV does all the switching. My TV only auto switches when on 'Auto' mode, meaning I get the bars, but I prefer that. I don't know what the settings are on your sony TV.
However I cannot replicate this when using the Humax it insists on displaying 4:3 as 4:3 and I have to manually change to Smart, not a major problem but just a bit annoying as I am used to the TV doing the switching for me.
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