jrx Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi, I can't seem to find any zoom function on the XE1? My old Toshiba SDK320 which it has replaced has this feature wich was handy for watching 2.35 movies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDL Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi,I can't seem to find any zoom function on the XE1? My old Toshiba SDK320 which it has replaced has this feature wich was handy for watching 2.35 movies.. That is because its on your panel anyway, but most people would never do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm1503559545 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi,I can't seem to find any zoom function on the XE1? My old Toshiba SDK320 which it has replaced has this feature wich was handy for watching 2.35 movies.. I don't want to sound condesceding but you do realise that zooming means you're actually chopping of the picture when you use the zoom? I know some people hate the black bars but getting rid of them means getting rid of about 12% of the actual film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr69 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'd like zoom too - but not to fill the screen - but to see more detail in "special circumstances" like reading text etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDL Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'd like zoom too - but not to fill the screen - but to see more detail in "special circumstances" like reading text etc... Are you watching those porn movies again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrx Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 I don't want to sound condesceding but you do realise that zooming means you're actually chopping of the picture when you use the zoom? I know some people hate the black bars but getting rid of them means getting rid of about 12% of the actual film. Yes, however I would rather loose 12% of the film than waste 24% of my TV with nothing. Getting the TV to do the zoom makes the wiz bang upscaling of the XE1 a little pointless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm1503559545 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Each to their own I guess but I think zooming itself is pointless whether by the player or the display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyjg Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Are you watching those porn movies again errrr yuk !! zits and blemishes in HiDef !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjr69 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Gotta love those warts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka69 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I got a terrible fright the first time I watched porn on a 2m screen. Way too much detail. Hakka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrx Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Taking my thread into the gutter aside...... Does anybody know if this feature is likely to be added? I'm really struggling without it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imolator Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Taking my thread into the gutter aside......Does anybody know if this feature is likely to be added? I'm really struggling without it... Well I dont know if Toshiba would ever include it, But the Sharp bdhp20u has a zoom function. Dont use it myself, but I do have some friends that cant bear to watch anything with black bars. Maybe a switch to neutral will solve your problem. And as for the pros and cons of zooming each to their own I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewW Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Taking my thread into the gutter aside......Does anybody know if this feature is likely to be added? I'm really struggling without it... I'm guessing your tv doesn't have a zoom function either ? I'd say you are out of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrx Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'm guessing your tv doesn't have a zoom function either ?I'd say you are out of luck. It does, however I fail to see the point of the fantastic upscaling of the XE1 if the TV is only going to reprocess the signal to add the zoom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanMedia Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 And there are old non-anamorphic DVDs which need zooming.. But as others do, I use my display to zoom in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewW Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 It does, however I fail to see the point of the fantastic upscaling of the XE1 if the TV is only going to reprocess the signal to add the zoom. but you are happy to lose a large percentage of the picture ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrx Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 but you are happy to lose a large percentage of the picture ? I'm much happier to loose 12% of the picture than waste 24% of my TV.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDL Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'm much happier to loose 12% of the picture than waste 24% of my TV.... loose = lose loose means your pants fall down But really you are losing part of the picture no doubt as you never see it, but you don't really lose any of your TV. It's still there, you are just watching at a common width rather than a common height as the screen is fixed height and width unlike a cinema screen or projector. At the end of the day its up to you what you like to watch. But you don't lose any of your screen by watching at common image width at all, you just get black bars where no picture exists because of the dimension of your screen. Do you watch fat stretched guys on 4:3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewW Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 loose means your pants fall down haha, that made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrx Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 loose = loseloose means your pants fall down But really you are losing part of the picture no doubt as you never see it, but you don't really lose any of your TV. It's still there, you are just watching at a common width rather than a common height as the screen is fixed height and width unlike a cinema screen or projector. At the end of the day its up to you what you like to watch. But you don't lose any of your screen by watching at common image width at all, you just get black bars where no picture exists because of the dimension of your screen. Do you watch fat stretched guys on 4:3? Not much 4:3 around these days and when I do watch it I watch it pillar box. I guess I'm just disappointed to see this feature missing on a flagship model...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battler009 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 some disc have zoom function, it explains it in the menu of the disc, you press the 'A' button... looks crap though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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