A solution to letterboxing!

[user181]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

If your HDMI source is not being split to a HDMI TV and the HDMI to composite converter many disc players and other HDMI sources have options to configure the aspect ratio sent to the converter.

Right, but the source I’m using is a current-generation Roku, and they have firmly decided to eliminate the option of choosing aspect ratio, since they discontinued the models which have native composite output. Hence the quandary I’m in.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by user181

Right, but the source I’m using is a current-generation Roku, and they have firmly decided to eliminate the option of choosing aspect ratio, since they discontinued the models which have native composite output. Hence the quandary I’m in.

I've heard that even the new ones can be put into a developer mode that unlocks many additional menus including 4x3 aspect ratio.