[DavGoodlin]

I had to become an antenna nut to get a select few channels (RT, METV, etc) avoid costs of cable and the usual junk programming.

Over the last 8 years since I have been trying different DTV STBs, antennas, etc I noticed some programming allows the aspect to be changed to either full or zoom, thus distorting/stretching OR cropping the picture as ischmidt observes. Sometimes it is "set by program" which I really hate. Just give me an option if im using 4:3!

We just got our first 16:9 HD (CRT) set, so the STB is still needed and outputs 1081i as set on the rear of the STB, not perfect either as some programs as 4:3 get pillars and I still get letterbox on other stuff. Having two formats is a real pain for sure!