Aspect ratio problem when playing wide screen DVDs

[zaldwaik]

Let's me start by saying that GB-PVR is a great system! The first system I encountered that is worth donating money!

I am using GB-PVR as my DVD jukebox. I am using Cybelink PowerDVD for video and Audio with overlay (best setup for me). Everything works fine with live TV and recordings with regards to aspect ratio. However, when I play DVDs, some 16:9 DVDs play in 4:3 distorting the picture. F7 does not work when I am playing DVDs (I am using My Videos plugin). I have a wide screen TV and all my DVDs are wide screen. All DVDs play fine if I use PowerDVD outside GB-PVR. There does not seem to be a consistent pattern for those that do not play well (old- Antz and new- Shrek2). I am also not able to access any of PowerDVD controls within GB-PVR.

I have been using GB-PVR for few weeks, every week I discover a new jewel buried in the application, so far I have been able to fix or work around most of my issues, but not this one.

[kcurley]

I run ffdshow and check 'keep original aspect ratio' so that it doesn't look funky.

[zaldwaik]

Thanks, I downloaded a powerdvd patch and it took care of the problem, although the patch description does not say anything about this problem, go figure!