Originally posted by MICKAH:

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Is this happening all the time with those certain chans and not just on the programmes that on at the time, meaning the programme could be in 4.3 or 14.9 on some american shows and is broadcast like that rathur than been stretched, resulting with black bars on the side?

Sounds like its the way the chan is being broadcast or how your TV is displaying them, replace the lead also to be sure

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Originally posted by MICKAH:

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yeah, have seen it on Amimal planet on my box and others like it, if its shot in 14.9, slight bars on the side, just make sure your TV is set to Auto or 16.9 it may help, same with some programmes in 4.3, older ones, black bars down the side

below is 4.3 on a widescreen TV, hence the black bars on the side

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Originally posted by Alfa33Man:

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Hi Guys,

I changed my Sky+ box over to a Sky+ HD box..It's a secondhand HD box.

I haven't got the card paired to it yet,as I'm having a small problem.

I can view some of the HD channels,like SyFy,,but when I do,there are 2 big black lines down the either side of the screen. It's like CinemaScope except the lines at the side,rather than a the top and bottom.

I also have a OpenboxS9,which is also connected by a HDMI lead,and to the same TV,and I get the same problem on that.

It's not happening with all the HD channels,,just some of them.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I've tried all the picture settings on both those boxes,and still can't figure it out.

Thanks.

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Originally posted by e45:

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Originally posted by Alfa33Man:

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Hi Guys,

I changed my Sky+ box over to a Sky+ HD box..It's a secondhand HD box.

I haven't got the card paired to it yet,as I'm having a small problem.

I can view some of the HD channels,like SyFy,,but when I do,there are 2 big black lines down the either side of the screen. It's like CinemaScope except the lines at the side,rather than a the top and bottom.

I also have a OpenboxS9,which is also connected by a HDMI lead,and to the same TV,and I get the same problem on that.

It's not happening with all the HD channels,,just some of them.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I've tried all the picture settings on both those boxes,and still can't figure it out.

Thanks.

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Because you changed over your box from sky+ to sky+hd you will still only get the same sd channels regardless of your card been paired or not, you have to subscribe to the HD package from Sky if you want to view channels other than FTA ones.

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Originally posted by fintannl:

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have had same issue, its a scaling issue of the resolution of the picture delivered from the sat box to the tv. normally you have the option on the tv remote to simply scale to the size of the picture screen of the tv. search your tv remote picture options and you will find the solution

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