Dick Smith Electroincs G1955 STB

[Bob Long]

Anyone had any experience with this box.
I believe it is a new model.....

[zz-top]

Anyone had any experience with this box.
I believe it is a new model.....

I bought one this morning, $95, seems OK. I returned a G7659 previously, because it would zoom in strangely on a 4:3 TV ( e.g. here is the STB: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~npj/tivo-STB/tivo-via-digital-stb.jpg
; Here's straight analogue TV:
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~npj/tivo-STB/analog-TV.jpg ; and here's a
picture showing the different areas shown by the two:
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~npj/tivo-STB/difference.jpg )

The G1955 does not seem to have this problem. (need to press the blue remote button to change the aspect ratio).

Also I can't tell if the G1955 is the same as the "LSD2", as they're listed as one item on this page: http://www.dt.com.au/category.php?pagefrom=&cat=AV:TV:DTV - however the front of mine looks different to the one shown.

[Ext User(Smat)]

ZZtop, Sunrise is shown in 14:9 letterbox on analogue so you see more
than you would see with a set top box set to 4:3 (12:9) pan & scan.

zz-top <zz-top.1sv6og@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au> wrote in news:zz-
top.1sv6og@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au:

>
> Bob Long Wrote:
>> Anyone had any experience with this box.
>> I believe it is a new model.....
>
> I bought one this morning, $95, seems OK. I returned a G7659
> previously, because it would zoom in strangely on a 4:3 TV ( e.g. here
> is the STB:
> http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~npj/tivo-STB/tivo-via-digital-stb.jpg
> ; Here's straight analogue TV:
> http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~npj/tivo-STB/analog-TV.jpg ; and here's a
> picture showing the different areas shown by the two:
> http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~npj/tivo-STB/difference.jpg )
>
> The G1955 does not seem to have this problem. (need to press the blue
> remote button to change the aspect ratio).
>
> Also I can't tell if the G1955 is the same as the "LSD2", as they're
> listed as one item on this page:
> http://www.dt.com.au/category.php?pagefrom=&cat=AV:TV:DTV - however
> the front of mine looks different to the one shown.
>
>

[zz-top]

Sorry, you are correct, and I was wrong - I was looking previously at a 4:3 broadcast, and on the G1955 'Sunrise' appears exactly as it did on the G7659.