Aspect Ratio changes when connecting mac to TV Screen

[chili]

I've been connecting my macbook to my 42" Samsung by VGA and a mini displayport-VGA adaptor to watch some movies and TV shows but when i do the aspect ratio changes and my movies are really flat. What do I do?

 

[waw74]

make sure you're in the right resolution. Depending on the resolution of your tv it will be

720 - 1360x768
1020 - 1680 x 1050

although either should work.

also make sure you are in wide mode on the tv, should be a "p. size" button on the remote.

 

[chili]

make sure you're in the right resolution. Depending on the resolution of your tv it will be

720 - 1360x768
1020 - 1680 x 1050

although either should work.

also make sure you are in wide mode on the tv, should be a "p. size" button on the remote.

the resolution of my mac is 1360x768, it goes automatically when i attach it to the tv.

yes my tv is set to 16:9.

It displays everything perfectly except when i go into "fullscreen mode" both in quicktime and VLC it makes the movie thinner...

I've been changing the aspect ration of the video in VLC. When watching a 16:9 movie i change it to 4:3 and it filld the whole 16:9 screen but it looks stretched. SO i change it to 16:10 and it looks great except for teh fact taht its cut off at the top and bottom...