topic Re: Viewing videos full screen in PCs & Accessories

Viewing videos full screen

giridhar_pn — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:43:37 GMT

Hi,
Sorry about hitting you guys with lots of Qs. I am new to laptops.
I am not able to view full screen videos on my LCD.
All I get is a rectangular wide screen and does not cover the entire screen.
Is there any settings that need to be done. When I play the same videos with full screen on my desktop it covers the entire monitor.
I checked the Nvidia Control Panel/ display but couldn't find anything different.
Can someone throw some light on this.

Regards
Giri

Re: Viewing videos full screen

rich912 — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:38:30 GMT

Hi giridhar_pn,

Which software are you using to view the videos (DVD I assume)? Is this via the in-built notebook LCD screen or an external?

If via WMP or similar have you selected the “full screen” option?

Re: Viewing videos full screen

Twisted-Rizla — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:55:40 GMT

What happens if you double click on the screen when in play mode?

Re: Viewing videos full screen

giridhar_pn — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:07:22 GMT

Hi,
This is the in-built LCD. I tired WM player and also real player but both have the same effect.
Of coz, i did select the full screen mode. Still, I get a type 'Cinemascope' screen.

Re: Viewing videos full screen

@0264405400002079 — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:02:13 GMT

could it be the dvd itself and not the laptop.Lots of dvd's are presented in anamorphic widescreen which sometimes gives the letterbox look.
Also, did your vaio come with sonic software.I use sonic cieplayer and it seems to work fine by using the whole screen.

Re: Viewing videos full screen

kee-lo_ — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:52:17 GMT

You could use 16:9 zoom, but you do loose a few lines