Set Top Box - Widescreen Button

[417]

I am interested in which SD set top boxes which have a widescreen
button on the remote (good) and which ones need to go through the menu
(bad) to change the aspect ratio.

For me, this is a key item when buying a set top box, along with the
lag time between channel changes and box size.

A quick look through aus.tv.digital has been far more useful (Thanx)
than intruction manuals or salepeople. Here is what I have found,
please add your own knowledge. It seems newer boxes are lees likely to
have this feature.

Has widescreen button on remote :)
- DGTEC DH-2000B
- Teac DVB300
- Trio HTN-9000
- Topfield

Has not got widescreen button :(
- Thompson

Hope this helps, and inspires comments,

Jonathan

(Aspect button 4:3 or 16:9 remote control)

[Garry Ozols]

the Teac DVB 420 also has the aspect button on the remote
Not a bad unit either, well I like it :-)
Garry

--
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity." - Lazarus Long
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"417" <cpu4174h@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I am interested in which SD set top boxes which have a widescreen
> button on the remote (good) and which ones need to go through the menu
> (bad) to change the aspect ratio.
>
> For me, this is a key item when buying a set top box, along with the
> lag time between channel changes and box size.
>
> A quick look through aus.tv.digital has been far more useful (Thanx)
> than intruction manuals or salepeople. Here is what I have found,
> please add your own knowledge. It seems newer boxes are lees likely to
> have this feature.
>
> Has widescreen button on remote :)
> - DGTEC DH-2000B
> - Teac DVB300
> - Trio HTN-9000
> - Topfield
>
> Has not got widescreen button :(
> - Thompson
>
> Hope this helps, and inspires comments,
>
> Jonathan
>
> (Aspect button 4:3 or 16:9 remote control)

[Anthony Horan]

On 1 Dec 2004 19:36:50 -0800, 417 wrote:

> Has widescreen button on remote :)
> - DGTEC DH-2000B
> - Teac DVB300
> - Trio HTN-9000
> - Topfield

You can add all the Strong boxes to that list.

> Has not got widescreen button :(
> - Thompson

Ohhhh, how I *don't* miss the old Thomson "menu, PIN, down down down,
settings, down, TV and Video config, across across, down down down down,
enter, menu" button sequence. A set top box designed by idiots which just
happened to have excellent picture quality :-)


- Anthony

[Damo]

I've got an 'old' Thompson box, well, over 12 months, the 'UFO' looking one.
I just click on the left arrow button next to the OK button and it toggles
between 4:3 and 16:9.

"Anthony Horan" <anthonyhoran@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 1 Dec 2004 19:36:50 -0800, 417 wrote:
>
>> Has widescreen button on remote :)
>> - DGTEC DH-2000B
>> - Teac DVB300
>> - Trio HTN-9000
>> - Topfield
>
> You can add all the Strong boxes to that list.
>
>> Has not got widescreen button :(
>> - Thompson
>
> Ohhhh, how I *don't* miss the old Thomson "menu, PIN, down down down,
> settings, down, TV and Video config, across across, down down down down,
> enter, menu" button sequence. A set top box designed by idiots which just
> happened to have excellent picture quality :-)
>
>
> - Anthony

[Sean Anderson]

No, that's the NEW Thompson box.
The old one is one you would have bought back in 2001 - it was the only
one on the market then.
(I have one)

[Megan and Sandy Mansfield]

HI,
We've just bought a Humax hd7000, remote has an aspect ratio button
(Plugging it in to the new aerial next week... can't wait.)
cheers
Megan & Sandy

"417" <cpu4174h@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8c230bbd.0412011936.2c239df2@posting.google.c om...
>I am interested in which SD set top boxes which have a widescreen
> button on the remote (good) and which ones need to go through the menu
> (bad) to change the aspect ratio.
>
> For me, this is a key item when buying a set top box, along with the
> lag time between channel changes and box size.
>
> A quick look through aus.tv.digital has been far more useful (Thanx)
> than intruction manuals or salepeople. Here is what I have found,
> please add your own knowledge. It seems newer boxes are lees likely to
> have this feature.
>
> Has widescreen button on remote :)
> - DGTEC DH-2000B
> - Teac DVB300
> - Trio HTN-9000
> - Topfield
>
> Has not got widescreen button :(
> - Thompson
>
> Hope this helps, and inspires comments,
>
> Jonathan
>
> (Aspect button 4:3 or 16:9 remote control)

[Jim Vatunz]

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:01:22 +1100, "Megan and Sandy Mansfield"
<sandmeg@tpg.com.au> wrote:

>HI,
>We've just bought a Humax hd7000, remote has an aspect ratio button
>(Plugging it in to the new aerial next week... can't wait.)
>cheers
>Megan & Sandy
>
>"417" <cpu4174h@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:8c230bbd.0412011936.2c239df2@posting.google.c om...
>>I am interested in which SD set top boxes which have a widescreen
>> button on the remote (good) and which ones need to go through the menu
>> (bad) to change the aspect ratio.
>>
>> For me, this is a key item when buying a set top box, along with the
>> lag time between channel changes and box size.
>>
>> A quick look through aus.tv.digital has been far more useful (Thanx)
>> than intruction manuals or salepeople. Here is what I have found,
>> please add your own knowledge. It seems newer boxes are lees likely to
>> have this feature.
>>
>> Has widescreen button on remote :)
>> - DGTEC DH-2000B
>> - Teac DVB300
>> - Trio HTN-9000
>> - Topfield

Wintal x5 does too.
I agree it's a very handy feature.

>>
>> Has not got widescreen button :(
>> - Thompson
>>
>> Hope this helps, and inspires comments,
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> (Aspect button 4:3 or 16:9 remote control)
>

For a very plain website try
http://ii.net/~farmerjim/