Post B2ap5MAk2QMXundFmC by negative12dollarbill@techhub.social
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 (DIR) Post #B2ana66vbXkVAbNZ5c by foone@digipres.club
       2026-01-24T00:01:52Z
       
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       ugh. my TV is displaying 4:3 content (coming in over RCA! this is analog NTSC video! from a laserdisc!) as 16:9, by just cropping off the top and bottom.the worst part is that there doesn't seem to be any options to fix this
       
 (DIR) Post #B2and9VFRsVGYlD9jk by foone@digipres.club
       2026-01-24T00:02:13Z
       
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       stick to CRTs, kids, these LCD/OLED/Plasma/Projector things are bullshit
       
 (DIR) Post #B2anodqSyeX9qkc9ey by foone@digipres.club
       2026-01-24T00:04:35Z
       
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       I don't have the correct remote for this TV, so it might be as simple as there being a "zoom/aspect ratio" button on the remote that's simply not on my generic programmable remote
       
 (DIR) Post #B2aokofWtS0ADMEqtE by Canageek@wandering.shop
       2026-01-24T00:11:01Z
       
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       @foone but quantum dots are so cool, it's the only time something I learned in undergraduate made it into a consumer technology before I finished my PhD
       
 (DIR) Post #B2aokq8zPPA2n11tRo by foone@digipres.club
       2026-01-24T00:15:03Z
       
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       @Canageek alright quantum dots can stay BUT THEY'RE ON THIN FUCKING ICE
       
 (DIR) Post #B2ap5MAk2QMXundFmC by negative12dollarbill@techhub.social
       2026-01-24T00:16:47Z
       
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       @foone Maybe the settings on the player, not the TV, could fix it?
       
 (DIR) Post #B2ap5N1Ys2c6YcLR6e by foone@digipres.club
       2026-01-24T00:18:45Z
       
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       @negative12dollarbill hmm. I don't think it's smart enough to know the difference between outputting 4:3 and 16:9, especially since since it's from the 90s
       
 (DIR) Post #B2asDgsxD8RIKoygN6 by timoj@mastodon.online
       2026-01-24T00:50:45Z
       
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       @foone What’s the output format of the Laserdisc player? Component? Composite? You could probably pick up an HDMI upscaler and take the control away from the TV.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2asDiCUJzeuPh7nSS by foone@digipres.club
       2026-01-24T00:53:51Z
       
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       @timoj composite. and yeah, I could. if I do this more long-term I'll have to look into that, but for now this is too temporary of a set up to justify it
       
 (DIR) Post #B2b3QgV53KfOOvD3YG by foone@digipres.club
       2026-01-24T02:59:20Z
       
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       @spaceinvader building my own IR blaster remote is on my todo list, yes