Thanks! The wikipedia post is for PAL but there was a link at the bottom to the standard which includes 525-line NTSC info. Time to check if the diag menus for my TV will display the line 20 data. Sorry about the double post - web mail interface at Mindspring has its moments. %-) -----Original Message----- >From: Dan Smith >Sent: Nov 27, 2006 4:53 AM >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >Subject: Re: [EE]: Aspect ratio in analog TV signal > >On 11/27/06, peter green wrote: >> i think any analog connector should be able to carry the actual 16:9 signal but i'm not >> sure how the system for telling widescreen TVs if the signal they are being sent is >> widescreen or not works. > >In PAL systems, the widescreen signalling is encoded in line 23. >See > >Dan >-- >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist