what settings.....

for the starhub box, i set the TV to 16:9........ using this ratio, all tv programmes are therefore stretched horizontally........... i think most ppl are still not used to seeing 2 black bars on the left and right and will rather tolerate a slightly fatter picture presentation.......

for the mio TV box, the output resolution is 1080i and normal programmes are shown in 4:3 format even though the TV is set to 16:9 ........... meanwhile, HD programmes look ok as the native screen ratio is 16:9.....

so when one is used to seeing a fat picture, watching normal tv programmes in the correct screen ratio could be slightly disconcerting................ i wonder when we have all tv programes in the correct format.......