Auto picture format issue

[Woody11]

Hi knowledgeable people out there.

Can someone confirm whether the SKY+ box includes picture formatting information within its signal.

The reason I ask is that my Tv is capable of switching from 4:3 to 16:9 format & vice versa depending on the programme broadcast however it only seems to work on the TV internal freeview system & not Sky+ through the AV link.

I have checked all set ups on both my TV & sky box - the TV set up is the same as a friend of mine but he has a HD box & this works for him.

Could the HD box include the picture format info whereas the Sky+ does not????

 

[fernandez]

Post 2 on here may help

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=672841


BTW you seem to have posted the same question twice. Maybe you'd like to delete one

 

[Woody11]

thanks for the advice - however unfortunately this has not (as yet) yielded success.

any further suggestions would be welcomed or I may admit defeat as this has been annoying me for ages.

regards
Woody

 

[fernandez]

A similar query here
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=680360

My Sky box is set to 16:9 and the TV (Panasonic CRT)to WIDE.
Widescreen pictures are shown in the correct format and 4:3 pictures are shown pillarboxed (black bands each side) which is also the correct format/aspect ratio