[MPlayer-users] Re: [-] XV display too wide

[peter kostov]

On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 09:59, RC wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:28:01 +0100
> Matthias Wieser <mwieser at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> > Sales breakdown between LCD and CRT is roughly 70:30 (->IDC, 2004 
> > (worldwide)).
> > ~50% of those LC-displays do not have an aspect ratio of 4:3.
> 
> This is a bogus argument.  As Rich pointed out, there is a HUGE
> installed base of CRTs, as decent ones keep going for many years.  I've
> personally got one still going strong which was made in 1993. 

Old and not so old CRT displays are much more widespread in Bulgaria
than any other kind...
> 
> 
> > On those LCDs MPlayer shows distorted videos.
> 
> Only if those users are too lazy to add a single option.
> 
> Personally, I like programs to be as dumb as possible.  The "smarter"
> they get, by trying to guess what settings are appropriate, the more
> difficult it generally is to get them to work right.
> 

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!

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