Overlay not fullscreen with Widescreen AVI

[Nanook]

Hi,

I've searched this forum for a while before posting this question. I must say, Sub must never sleep, I applaud the dedication.

I've recently upgraded to GB-PVR v0.98.8b from GB-PVR v0.92.11. I had a teething problem with logging in to the Access DB, but a config file change fixed that (a user/password setting issue). v0.92 has worked for many months without any issue. I already had .Net 2.0 on my PC, so I don't suspect that it contributes to my issue (as other users have suspected).

Anyway, on with my issue. When in overlay mode, I cannot watch a widescreen AVI (576x336, non-interlaced) in fullscreen. It's always small and has black borders. Although I do have a widescreen TV I have the TV Shape setting in GBPVR set to 4:3, mainly because my PVR250 outputs a 800x600 picture. Plus I get no picture at all if I use a 16:9 TV Shape (only for AVIs, MPG is okay). The previous version just maximized the picture and everything was perfect.

Am I missing a setting or has something changed? I suspect GBPVR is doing something clever (hence the TVShape setting). I don't know. I'm stuck. There doesn't appear to be many settings that control the Overlay mode. I can use VMR9, but it's not very smooth. But that's because I'm using a VIA Epia 10000. I really need the performance of the overlay mode.

Any help would be greatful.

Thanks,
Nanook

[sub]

Have you tried pressing the F7 key to change aspect ratio? You're probably looking for the 'Fill' aspect ratio.

[Nanook]

Yey Sub. That's it. All I needed to do was take a step back and read the documentation. That's the problem with us technically minded bods.

RTFM heh

Thankyou.

Nanook

[Ted the Penguin]

RTFM is kinda harsh, RTWP would fit better in this forum (Wiki Please):p