ATI Radeon 4870 & aspect ratio problem with fullscreen videos onan old CRT TV.

Hi.

I noticed all fullscreen videos on my 15 years old CRT have a little
weird aspect ratio. Basically, everytthing squish vertically. Like
people's head are more wider than the original source on my primary 19"
LCD monitor. What's up with that and is there a way to fix that? I tried
640x480, but that cropped the video out so I had to 1024x768 even old
TVs are 640x480. Yikes.

Thank you in advance.
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Hi.

I noticed all fullscreen videos on my 15 years old CRT have a little weird
aspect ratio. Basically, everytthing squish vertically. Like people's head
are more wider than the original source on my primary 19" LCD monitor.
What's up with that and is there a way to fix that? I tried 640x480, but
that cropped the video out so I had to 1024x768 even old TVs are 640x480.
Yikes.

Thank you in advance.
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The mix of old and new monitors is never easy. Aspect rations are the least
of your problems. When I am watching TV on my new digital TV, the aspect
ratio changes with the program material. One minute it is squashed
horizontally, then it is stretched, then it is OK. All within 5 minutes of
each other. Though I realize you are talking about a different area, you
are fighting a loosing battle.

Try every combination you can think of and see what works best with what you
have playing. It's the best you can do.

William