[vdr] Re: Feature request - 16/9 auto-swithing

[Mario Dilleni <mad@whiskytrinker.de>]

At 14:38 03.01.2004, you wrote:

I'm not Klaus;-),
but can tell you that autoswitching works for me. Unfortunately I'm not 
sure why, as I've connected my VDR-Box via am AV-Receiver which only has 
Cinch connectors. But it definetly works ( sometimes it takes a bit to 
switch back from 16:9 to 4:3).

I guess it's afeature of my Philips TV-set

> Hi Klaus,
>
> My vdr box is connected to a 16/9 TV. Unfortunately, here in France, we have
> *only* two trues 16/9 channels. It means that every time I zap from a
> "normal" to a "wide" channel, I've as well switch manually the tv from "4/3"
> to "16/9".
>
> I would like to automate this feature. AFAIK, the only way to drive tv mode
> switching, is to connect it through a SCART connector instead of "cinch" or
> "mini-din". In this way, in case of 16/9 program, the source transmit a
> special signal (*) to switch between "normal" and 'wide' modes.
>
> (*) by changing the "commutation lente" pin level from 6V to 12v.
>
> I plan to build a home made SCART connector to add the feature. The
> commutation signal could be fetched from a serial or parallel port, buffered
> and voltage ajusted, before  driving the SCART through "commutation lente"
> pin.
>
> In VDR version 1.3x, could it be possible that VDR "trig" a serial (or
> parallel) port pin  in case of 16/9 programs ?
>
> If there is another possibility, fell free to tell us ;-)
>
>
> Regards.
> Karim.
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