If you have Digital TV, i.e. Sky / Cable or Freeview, you get 'true' widescreen, Hook, and the image looks much better.  Unfortunately, if you are viewing analogue terrestrial TV, most broadcasts are in some sort of hybrid widescreen (14:9), so people do appear short and fat!

You might be able to adjust your TV to 14:9 mode, so that images are correctly proportioned, but you will then get black bars down each side of the screen.

You must have it set wrong, Bev!    Unless, of course, you tend to watch channels broadcasting old programs, not recorded in Widescreen.  

Or, and this is quite likely, your Sky box might need adjusting to output in Widescreen (16:9) format.  Most of them are set to 4:3 (square) by default, but if you go into the settings screens, find the one for TV settings, you should be able to adjust it in there.  If it is set to 4:3, then yes, the picture will be stretched to fit the screen, and people will look squashed.

Well, you know what these blondes are like, Cammy.  She's probably looking at her reflection in the door of the microwave.  

Simon is there anything you dont know the answer to?  

it must be something you can change hookstar because i was checking reviews for this particular tv and it has great feedback

e.g http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews5261.html


Jonah

lol nice wallpaper

:bart: yes i do know  

Jonah

You must have it set wrong, Bev! Or, and this is quite likely, your Sky box might need adjusting to output in Widescreen (16:9) format.  Most of them are set to 4:3 (square) by default, but if you go into the settings screens, find the one for TV settings, you should be able to adjust it in there.  If it is set to 4:3, then yes, the picture will be stretched to fit the screen, and people will look squashed.

Its already set to 16:9 format Simon but I still think everyone looks short and squat   I will never get used to it > hence I watch any tv programs at my breakfast bar on my 28" Toshiba SQUARE screen  8)





ohh and btw...... Microwave indeed  >    :bald: