Philips 3575 Aspect Ratio Settings.
 

I will be using my Philips for recording everything from my DirecTV box. Now I know when recording anything that’s in widescreen HD I have my Philips recorder set to 16.9. But do I have my DirecTV aspect ratio for TV viewing set to 16.9 as well or to 4.3?? I’d be watching it on a widescreen TV of course but I want it to look the same even if I was to watch it on a 4.3 sized TV.

Here is my other question. When I’m recording things that are not HD but are 4.3 ratios from the DIRECTV box Do I change my Philips recorder to 4.3 or should I keep it in the 16.9 aspect ratio on the Philips recorder?

I know that when recording 4.3 Sized TV shows I need to set my DirecTV aspect ratio to output 4.3 instead of 16.9. Otherwise it will have huge black bars on the sides of the DVD that’s recorded. I mean on a 4.3 TV you will see huge black bars on the side.

Here is a sample of what happened when I had my DirecTV Aspect Settings to 16.9. Then played the recorded DVD on a 4.3 Sized TV of a 4.3 Sized TV Show

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That’s how it looks on a normal 4.3 Sized TV. Huge black bars on the sides.

That’s why I ask when recording a from an HD feed that’s 16.9 in size should I keep my DIRECTV box set to 16.9 or change it to 4.3 so that it will look the same on both a normal 4.3 sized TV and a 16.9 Sized TV or Does it not matter what the DIRECTV is set to when I’m recording a 16.9 recordings? I know the Philips has to be set to 16.9 when recording anything that’s native res is 16.9. But my only concern is the DirecTV Settings.

This is how DVD recorders work. To view on 4:3 set, you'll need to re-flag the video with 16:9 in software, such as Restream.

cool. i figured it out though now. just tryed a bunch of different things.

With my DISHNetwork feed, I control the display on playback, but the show is recorded in HD at 16:9.