Noob question about dvd analog video into my AVR

[Cpt.America]

So I have been having a fantastic time with my new Pioneer Elite VSX-01. Blu-rays through my PS3 are awesome... DVDs through my old DVD player come through nice (audio). But last night I decided to put on a DVD of a TV show that plays in 4:3. I quickly learned that my TV would no longer let me change the format to 4:3. I could only choose auto, etc... But it was forcing the format to come out at 16:9.

The DVD player is run into the AVR using your tyipcall white/red/yellow analog RCA cables, then output through HDMI to the LCD. If I run just the yellow to a seperate input on the TV bypassing the AVR altogether, i can set it to 4:3 no problem.

I don't think anything is "wrong"... i was just wondering WHY? Seems strange to me. Anybody care to school me?

Cpt.

 

[bandphan]

which display?

 

[Cpt.America]

47" 1080p Phillips.

 

[bandphan]

what happens when you turn your video conversion off in the receiver?

 

[Cpt.America]

Not sure i know how to do that. I have tried putting the AVR on "direct", which i think eliminates all processing except for EQ, speaker distance, etc. Matters not. If I run the video cable to the AVR first then to the TV, its comes out 16:9 no matter what. the 4:3 option on the TV is then greyed out.

 

[bandphan]

Under the video paramaters menu, switch conversion from amp to through.

 

[Cpt.America]

Video Parameters menu on the "on screen" menu in the AVR setup? Ill have to look there... don't recall seeing anything like that. THanks a ton!