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Sony rdr gx3 and 16:9 - Help!

colonelgadget (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 15th August 2004, 13:03

We have just bought a sony rdr gx3 dvd recorder but we can`t get it to display widescreen. We have Sky+ connected through the dvd recorder to a Hitachi widescreen TV. Without the dvd in the loop, everything works fine. We have obviously selected 16:9 in the setup menu but that doesn`t help.

Has anyone out there suffered a similar experience?

RE: Sony rdr gx3 and 16:9 - Help!

SHEPPY124 (Competent) posted this on Monday, 16th August 2004, 07:07

is just the recorder that isnt displaying widescreen or sky/tv, find it strange as the hit normall has 16:9 button that will make it widescreen large or small or panny or auto, also not all programs are transmitted in widescreen and some widescreen films/programs you will still see black bars unless you but the hitachi to 16:9 L but you probably already now that.

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RE: Sony rdr gx3 and 16:9 - Help!

colonelgadget (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 16th August 2004, 08:39

Thanks for the reply. I have checked that I am looking at programmes which are being broadcast in widescreen. When I connect sky+ direct it is fine. It is just the recorder that isn`t displaying widescreen from the sky+ signal.

RE: Sony rdr gx3 and 16:9 - Help!

SHEPPY124 (Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 17th August 2004, 07:03

it might be then the recorder doesnt see the widescreen signal transmitted from sky and defaults to 4:3, you did say you had set 16:9 on the recorder but have you also set sky up for 16:9 it might have defaulted back. I think you will have to give sony a call. Would also have a look at few other forums as well.

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RE: Sony rdr gx3 and 16:9 - Help!

ScottN (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 17th August 2004, 09:11

When you say it`s not recording in widescreen do you mean it`s actually not recording in widescreen or it`s simply not playing back in widescreen?

I have a Panasonic E85 and, when having recorded widescreen programmes to disc, my TV does not recognise them automatically as 16:9 when I play them back. Intead, they appear as `squashed` images.

However, all I need to do is change the aspect ratio manually on the TV and this sorts it out.

RE: Sony rdr gx3 and 16:9 - Help!

colonelgadget (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Saturday, 21st August 2004, 19:46

We spoke to Sony, and it is as you mention. The recorder cannot read the auto aspect signals from the sky+ box so we have to manually change to and from 16:9 4:3. Bit of a bore but manageable. thanks for the replies.

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