Oppo image problem

[KevInCinci]

I just got my Oppo DV971HD and hooked it up yesterday. The image quality is great, but I'm having an apparent problem. It seems to compress the image horizontally (or stretched vertically). The aspect ratio hasn't changed (16:9 screen) or the dimensions, but the image seems squished (the "long face" syndrome). I tried the various various resolution settings on the DVD player and setting the screen size from "wide" to "wide-squeeze" and didn't see a difference. For a connection, i'm using the DVI-HDMI cable to my receiver, then HDMI out to my Optoma HD72 projector. My other DVD player didn't have this problem, but I was using component to receiver then HDMI to projector. Of course, the Oppo manual is notoriously unhelpful.

Any thoughts before I wrestle with it again this evening?

Cheers,

Kevin

 

[billy p]

Try connecting direct to your projector via dvi/hdmi from the oppo.That might answer one question, if it's the dvd player, or not?

 

[KevInCinci]

Unfortunately, the 3' DVI-HDMI cable that comes with the Oppo isn't going to reach 20' back to my projector. I only have an HDMI-HDMI cable going back there and I don't have a DVI-HDMI adapter plug, but maybe I'll try to pick up one on my way home. I also have a component video cable going to the projector, so I'll try that direct link, too. I don't think it's the receiver (Yammy HTR-5990), but figure there's some setting I'm missing.

Cheers,

Kevin

 

[j_garcia]

You won't get the upconversion via component, it only does it via HDMI. The projector and player are both set to 16:9? Maybe there is some kind of zoom function turned on on the player?

 

[billy p]

Image problem

I watched a dvd last night and tried to tinker around with PQ using both the tv and dvd player in different ratios.The only time I got the long streched out look was when my TV ratio was @ 4:3 and dvd player set to wide or wide sq.The issues you've encounter could only be explained by the wrong setting or input!!

Cheers, Bill
Ps: By now you have probably figured it out!!