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Originally Posted by MikeyB
Hi,
I think from your desciption it's what happens when a channel is showing a 4:3 picture but is still broadcasting in widescreen.
You will see this a lot on BBC news, where the actual news program is in 16:9 but when they cut to a OB news item that was recorded in 4:3 it will have black bars at the sides of the picture (I think this is 14:9)
Never noticed it on Five, but then never watch anything on Five!
If the whole program itself is in 4:3 then it is usually broadcast in 4:3 and your TV should switch automatically (if you have it set)
UKTV Gold is always broadcast in 4:3, so when they show a programme that was recorded in 16:9 you will get the black bars at the top & bottom.
If thats not the case, it could be a problem with your STB or TV.
How have you got the STB connected to your TV?
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Thanks Mike. It's a widescreen TV attached by SCART to the NTL box. Many programs get automatic adjustment, but one or two don't - you'd expect all or none would have problems! Undoubtedly, it's programs in widescreen that get cut, but no setting on the TV affects the results - just as if I set the TV to 4:3 with a channel that behaves, then the digital signal gets squeezed in the correct aspect ratio so that it acquires black bands top and bottom. Since altering the TV settings has no effect, I suspect the STB. I suppose that I had better try swapping in another TV, but it wouldn't be widescreen.
Allan