xbox 360 extender can you adjust aspect ratio of recorded or live tv?

[wrreisen2]

Hi,

Is there some way to adjust the aspect ratio of the recorded or live tv
with using an xbox 360 as a media extender.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Chris H.]

This information may be of help to you:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/using/setup/display.mspx
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[chris.nebinger]

Will that save seperate settings for the 360 and the monitor/TV the PC
is nooked up to?

 

[Chris H.]

Follow the instructions and try it. I don't understand why you want
separate settings. If you've using the Xbox 360 for games, then you need to
adjust the settings for Game A or Game B (some are 480p or 720p only), and
the settings you'd have through the PC setup would be for those items.
Personally, I run different settings all over the place, including on the TV
for HD broadcasts or normal broadcasts, changing them as I go.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
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[Nigel Barker]

Hi,

Is there some way to adjust the aspect ratio of the recorded or live tv
with using an xbox 360 as a media extender.

No. The only way to do it is to adjust the aspect ratio on the TV.

I have an MCE system sitting in the corner of the office fed by a Sky digibox
satellite STB. The monitor is a 19" 1280x1024 i.e. 4:3 but I never watch TV on
it. My wife on her desk uses an Xbox V1 & Media Center Extender kit connected to
another 19" 4:3 monitor via an X2VGA+ box. The STB is set up to output 4:3
letter boxed as necessary. My new Xbox 360 in the lounge is connected to a 46"
LCD 16:9 TV normally the TV is set to wide mode & works fine with the 360 for
games in 720p or 1080i as set up in the dashboard. Connecting the Xbox 360 to
the MCE system & viewing either Live or recorded TV I can either have squished
picture or using the TV aspect ratio zoom the picture to fill the screen.

 

[MGG]

No. The only way to do it is to adjust the aspect ratio on the TV.<<

That is incorrect. The function is called "zoom" and does what the OP asked,
from the 360.

--Mike