High-Definition Television Support Is Not Available (316810)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft TV Advanced 1.0
  • Microsoft TV Advanced 1.5
This article was previously published under Q316810

SUMMARY

The Microsoft TV Advanced Client user interface (UI) does not support High-definition Television (HDTV). While Microsoft TV can generate displays of the resolution that HDTV requires, it does not support the 16:9 aspect ratio that HDTV uses. The pre-generated content is intended for 4:3 aspect ratios only.

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft TV UI supports the following:

NTSC
640 X 480
PAL768 X 576
NTSC WideScreen854 X 480
PAL WideScreen1024 X 576

The browser engine does not hard code any display sizes and it can display general HTML content in the available display size.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/18/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB316810
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