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

[Matthias Wieser]

Am Mittwoch, 2. Februar 2005 14:52 schrieb peter kostov:
> Old and not so old CRT displays are much more widespread in Bulgaria
> than any other kind...

"Old and not so old CRT displays" would work with any of the proposed 
implementations.

> > 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!

I think, guessing some aspect ratio instead just looking into the config 
file is a bit "too smart" (and sometimes just wrong).

Regards,
  Matthias