advice needed on DVD player for DivX/AVI

I bought a Magnovox MWD7006, plays my AVI files ok except it will not
fill up the screen.
It is as if it thinks my 18 inch screen is 10 inches. No, it isnt
letterbox before you say that. The black areas are left and right just
as much as top and bottom. The aspect ratio of the video is the same
as my near square tv screen, it just wont fill up the screen. I have a
DVR in another room and I take the same disc out, go into the other
room and it works perfect so it isnt the disc nor the file. I also
make discs for my sister often who has a DVD player which plays AVI
and this never happens there. Tech support was useless so I will have
to return this unit to the store now. So my question is, when I go to
buy another one what is there I may need to look for or ask about
first to try to avoid having this happen again?

Primordial Ooze

Primordial Ooze <> wrote in news:1193083575.677136.37360
@v23g2000prn.googlegroups.com:

> I bought a Magnovox MWD7006, plays my AVI files ok except it will not
> fill up the screen.
snip

I have the same "problem" with my Panasonic EZ27. It was easily fixed by
using the "aspect ratio" control on my TV's remote to expand the picture.

Stan

On Oct 22, 8:34 pm, Stan <srs...@despammed.com> wrote:
> Primordial Ooze <j...@msn.com> wrote in news:1193083575.677136.37360
> @v23g2000prn.googlegroups.com:
>
> > I bought a Magnovox MWD7006, plays my AVI files ok except it will not
> > fill up the screen.
>
> snip
>
> I have the same "problem" with my Panasonic EZ27. It was easily fixed by
> using the "aspect ratio" control on my TV's remote to expand the picture.

why did you put problem in quotes? youre not being sarcastic are you?
my remote doesnt have an aspect ratio control
nor does the setup menu

thanks for you response (I think)

Primordial Ooze

I have no idea why this is the way that it is but i have figured out
the problem with the mwd7006 dvd player is displaying some divx/xvid
files incorrectly. My research show that divx/xvid video that has a
width of 640 (only tested at 640 higher widths may not display
correctly) will be displayed correctly. However, if width is below
640. It will be displayed with the "boxed effect". Boxed effect
meaning that it has black bars to the left and right. I hope my
research has been helpful to those having problems with this player.

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