Media Center Screen Scaling Issue

I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the second
is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the max
size on the second screen.

The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista I was
able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was restored
but that doesn't seem to work in vista.

The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea how,
now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.

Here is a screenshot:
http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg

I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never changes the
ratio.

Oops, one correction, It did work in vista but doesn't in 7.

"NickVocal" wrote:

> I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the second
> is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the max
> size on the second screen.
>
> The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista I was
> able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
> screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was restored
> but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
>
> The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea how,
> now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
>
> Here is a screenshot:
> http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
>
> I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never changes the
> ratio.
>

I suggest that you drag and drop a copy of the MC icon to the second screen
so that you start from there.
Also suggest that you go back through the MC TV setup on Win7 and make sure
are not able to set the aspect ration to 4:3 when in full screen mode.

"NickVocal" <> wrote in message
news:030E0D87-14FA-4103-B307-...
> I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the
> second
> is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the max
> size on the second screen.
>
> The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista I
> was
> able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
> screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was
> restored
> but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
>
> The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea
> how,
> now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
>
> Here is a screenshot:
> http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
>
> I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never changes
> the
> ratio.
>

Time To use your HD-TV for your Monitor to see that 4:3 Resolutions
if you do not have a HD-TV it's time to Buy one!

Your Monitors running 60 Hz 16 Bpp

And do they make a Monitors with 2 screens

one desktop with a HD-TV for 4:3 Resolutions as Monitor all you need for
playing PC Games in HD-3D,
Cool << Hmm

7 Getting Hot maybe I need to put XP away and go win7 for that 4:3
Resolutions with my PHILIPS HD-TV
S-Video that PC to it (((((MAN)))))) it would be like have that OLD WEBTV
back in HD-3D


"NickVocal" <> wrote in message
news:8F9CDDD3-D3D1-49A7-8CD9-...
> Oops, one correction, It did work in vista but doesn't in 7.
>
> "NickVocal" wrote:
>
>> I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the
>> second
>> is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the
>> max
>> size on the second screen.
>>
>> The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista I
>> was
>> able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
>> screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was
>> restored
>> but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
>>
>> The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea
>> how,
>> now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
>>
>> Here is a screenshot:
>> http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
>>
>> I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never changes
>> the
>> ratio.
>>

No change with trying the icon thing. I've ran the wizard easily 40 times in
different combinations and haven't gotten it to behave.

"Curious" wrote:

> I suggest that you drag and drop a copy of the MC icon to the second screen
> so that you start from there.
> Also suggest that you go back through the MC TV setup on Win7 and make sure
> are not able to set the aspect ration to 4:3 when in full screen mode.
>
> "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
> news:030E0D87-14FA-4103-B307-...
> > I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the
> > second
> > is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the max
> > size on the second screen.
> >
> > The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista I
> > was
> > able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
> > screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was
> > restored
> > but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
> >
> > The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea
> > how,
> > now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
> >
> > Here is a screenshot:
> > http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
> >
> > I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never changes
> > the
> > ratio.
> >
> .
>

When I use the MC wizard for an HDMI TV interface in Win7 the first question
I get asked is is the aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9.
You may have to change the type of display you tell the wizard you have.

"NickVocal" <> wrote in message
news:676861D1-643E-429B-AFDF-...
> No change with trying the icon thing. I've ran the wizard easily 40 times
> in
> different combinations and haven't gotten it to behave.
>
> "Curious" wrote:
>
>> I suggest that you drag and drop a copy of the MC icon to the second
>> screen
>> so that you start from there.
>> Also suggest that you go back through the MC TV setup on Win7 and make
>> sure
>> are not able to set the aspect ration to 4:3 when in full screen mode.
>>
>> "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
>> news:030E0D87-14FA-4103-B307-...
>> > I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the
>> > second
>> > is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the
>> > max
>> > size on the second screen.
>> >
>> > The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista
>> > I
>> > was
>> > able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
>> > screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was
>> > restored
>> > but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
>> >
>> > The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea
>> > how,
>> > now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
>> >
>> > Here is a screenshot:
>> > http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
>> >
>> > I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never
>> > changes
>> > the
>> > ratio.
>> >
>> .
>>

You'll have to trust me, I know the product very well and it's not as simple
as that. I've run the wizard many times and have tired selecting 16:9 on the
other screen then going back to 4:3 on the secondary and every imaginable
combination of that with no luck.

Every so often it seems to go back to 4:3 but then for no reason it goes
back to 16:9 and there is nothing I can do to make it 4:3.


"Curious" wrote:

> When I use the MC wizard for an HDMI TV interface in Win7 the first question
> I get asked is is the aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9.
> You may have to change the type of display you tell the wizard you have.
>
> "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
> news:676861D1-643E-429B-AFDF-...
> > No change with trying the icon thing. I've ran the wizard easily 40 times
> > in
> > different combinations and haven't gotten it to behave.
> >
> > "Curious" wrote:
> >
> >> I suggest that you drag and drop a copy of the MC icon to the second
> >> screen
> >> so that you start from there.
> >> Also suggest that you go back through the MC TV setup on Win7 and make
> >> sure
> >> are not able to set the aspect ration to 4:3 when in full screen mode.
> >>
> >> "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
> >> news:030E0D87-14FA-4103-B307-...
> >> > I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the
> >> > second
> >> > is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the
> >> > max
> >> > size on the second screen.
> >> >
> >> > The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista
> >> > I
> >> > was
> >> > able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
> >> > screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was
> >> > restored
> >> > but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
> >> >
> >> > The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea
> >> > how,
> >> > now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
> >> >
> >> > Here is a screenshot:
> >> > http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
> >> >
> >> > I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never
> >> > changes
> >> > the
> >> > ratio.
> >> >
> >> .
> >>
> .
>

This morning for no apparent reason and no changes in settings it's back to
4:3. Just to test I've run the wizard several times + restarted and I can't
get it to go 16:9. Not that I want it to go 16:9 but just to confirm the
settings don't work reliably.

"NickVocal" wrote:

> You'll have to trust me, I know the product very well and it's not as simple
> as that. I've run the wizard many times and have tired selecting 16:9 on the
> other screen then going back to 4:3 on the secondary and every imaginable
> combination of that with no luck.
>
> Every so often it seems to go back to 4:3 but then for no reason it goes
> back to 16:9 and there is nothing I can do to make it 4:3.
>
>
> "Curious" wrote:
>
> > When I use the MC wizard for an HDMI TV interface in Win7 the first question
> > I get asked is is the aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9.
> > You may have to change the type of display you tell the wizard you have.
> >
> > "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
> > news:676861D1-643E-429B-AFDF-...
> > > No change with trying the icon thing. I've ran the wizard easily 40 times
> > > in
> > > different combinations and haven't gotten it to behave.
> > >
> > > "Curious" wrote:
> > >
> > >> I suggest that you drag and drop a copy of the MC icon to the second
> > >> screen
> > >> so that you start from there.
> > >> Also suggest that you go back through the MC TV setup on Win7 and make
> > >> sure
> > >> are not able to set the aspect ration to 4:3 when in full screen mode.
> > >>
> > >> "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
> > >> news:030E0D87-14FA-4103-B307-...
> > >> > I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and the
> > >> > second
> > >> > is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to the
> > >> > max
> > >> > size on the second screen.
> > >> >
> > >> > The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In Vista
> > >> > I
> > >> > was
> > >> > able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping both
> > >> > screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it was
> > >> > restored
> > >> > but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
> > >> >
> > >> > The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no idea
> > >> > how,
> > >> > now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
> > >> >
> > >> > Here is a screenshot:
> > >> > http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
> > >> >
> > >> > I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never
> > >> > changes
> > >> > the
> > >> > ratio.
> > >> >
> > >> .
> > >>
> > .
> >

It helps to have the Right Monitor for the Right screen Resolutions

4:3 is Right Resolutions for your Monitor
The settings confirm That for you!!!


"NickVocal" <> wrote in message
news:94C42E08-7300-4381-8D45-...
> This morning for no apparent reason and no changes in settings it's back
> to
> 4:3. Just to test I've run the wizard several times + restarted and I
> can't
> get it to go 16:9. Not that I want it to go 16:9 but just to confirm the
> settings don't work reliably.
>
> "NickVocal" wrote:
>
>> You'll have to trust me, I know the product very well and it's not as
>> simple
>> as that. I've run the wizard many times and have tired selecting 16:9 on
>> the
>> other screen then going back to 4:3 on the secondary and every imaginable
>> combination of that with no luck.
>>
>> Every so often it seems to go back to 4:3 but then for no reason it goes
>> back to 16:9 and there is nothing I can do to make it 4:3.
>>
>>
>> "Curious" wrote:
>>
>> > When I use the MC wizard for an HDMI TV interface in Win7 the first
>> > question
>> > I get asked is is the aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9.
>> > You may have to change the type of display you tell the wizard you
>> > have.
>> >
>> > "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
>> > news:676861D1-643E-429B-AFDF-...
>> > > No change with trying the icon thing. I've ran the wizard easily 40
>> > > times
>> > > in
>> > > different combinations and haven't gotten it to behave.
>> > >
>> > > "Curious" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> I suggest that you drag and drop a copy of the MC icon to the second
>> > >> screen
>> > >> so that you start from there.
>> > >> Also suggest that you go back through the MC TV setup on Win7 and
>> > >> make
>> > >> sure
>> > >> are not able to set the aspect ration to 4:3 when in full screen
>> > >> mode.
>> > >>
>> > >> "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
>> > >> news:030E0D87-14FA-4103-B307-...
>> > >> > I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > second
>> > >> > is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > max
>> > >> > size on the second screen.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In
>> > >> > Vista
>> > >> > I
>> > >> > was
>> > >> > able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping
>> > >> > both
>> > >> > screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it
>> > >> > was
>> > >> > restored
>> > >> > but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no
>> > >> > idea
>> > >> > how,
>> > >> > now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Here is a screenshot:
>> > >> > http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never
>> > >> > changes
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > ratio.
>> > >> >
>> > >> .
>> > >>
>> > .
>> >

This is just a guess, it may be that the setting options in the Win7 MC
wizard depend besides depending on the type of display you are using also
depend on which screen of the extended desktop you are running MC from or on
EDID data from the display used for the screen of the extended desktop
screen you are running MC from.

"NickVocal" <> wrote in message
news:94C42E08-7300-4381-8D45-...
> This morning for no apparent reason and no changes in settings it's back
> to
> 4:3. Just to test I've run the wizard several times + restarted and I
> can't
> get it to go 16:9. Not that I want it to go 16:9 but just to confirm the
> settings don't work reliably.
>
> "NickVocal" wrote:
>
>> You'll have to trust me, I know the product very well and it's not as
>> simple
>> as that. I've run the wizard many times and have tired selecting 16:9 on
>> the
>> other screen then going back to 4:3 on the secondary and every imaginable
>> combination of that with no luck.
>>
>> Every so often it seems to go back to 4:3 but then for no reason it goes
>> back to 16:9 and there is nothing I can do to make it 4:3.
>>
>>
>> "Curious" wrote:
>>
>> > When I use the MC wizard for an HDMI TV interface in Win7 the first
>> > question
>> > I get asked is is the aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9.
>> > You may have to change the type of display you tell the wizard you
>> > have.
>> >
>> > "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
>> > news:676861D1-643E-429B-AFDF-...
>> > > No change with trying the icon thing. I've ran the wizard easily 40
>> > > times
>> > > in
>> > > different combinations and haven't gotten it to behave.
>> > >
>> > > "Curious" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> I suggest that you drag and drop a copy of the MC icon to the second
>> > >> screen
>> > >> so that you start from there.
>> > >> Also suggest that you go back through the MC TV setup on Win7 and
>> > >> make
>> > >> sure
>> > >> are not able to set the aspect ration to 4:3 when in full screen
>> > >> mode.
>> > >>
>> > >> "NickVocal" <> wrote in message
>> > >> news:030E0D87-14FA-4103-B307-...
>> > >> > I have a desktup running 2 screens. My main runs at 1650x1080 and
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > second
>> > >> > is 1280x1024. I always run my media center in a window streched to
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > max
>> > >> > size on the second screen.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > The problem is that I can't get it to go to 4:3 in windows 7. In
>> > >> > Vista
>> > >> > I
>> > >> > was
>> > >> > able to do this by dragging the media center so it was overlapping
>> > >> > both
>> > >> > screens and then maximising it. That used to make it 4:3 when it
>> > >> > was
>> > >> > restored
>> > >> > but that doesn't seem to work in vista.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > The first week I was using 7 I did get it to behave but I have no
>> > >> > idea
>> > >> > how,
>> > >> > now it's stuck and I can't seem to fix it.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Here is a screenshot:
>> > >> > http://www.creativenetworks.ca/mediacenter.jpg
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I've played with the settings in media center a ton and it never
>> > >> > changes
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > ratio.
>> > >> >
>> > >> .
>> > >>
>> > .
>> >