U&Drama and U&Eden Aspect Ratio problems?

[EEPhil]

I have my Aura's aspect ratio setting on auto (not full) as it usually copes with most channels. Last night (12/10/24) I tried to watch U&Drama but every few seconds the picture would go from 16:9 to 4:3 and then straight back to 16:9. My TV didn't do that. (I haven't checked other Humaxes, yet). Changing the Aura to full seems to stop the switching, but can cause problems with 4:3 broadcasts on other channels. I think this has happened before on one of the "U" channels.

Is this observation unique to my setup or have other users spotted something similar?

 

[bottletop]

Deja vu? Also affects my HDR Fox T2.

Arq A/Com 5 problems

I noticed a few glitches on a recent U&Drama recording (but that's on different mux). On closer inspection it looks like screen aspect ratio change in the middle of a scene! I usually have Menu/Settings/Preferences/Video/Display Format/Pillarbox on the HDR. But this recording flickers every now...

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[EEPhil]

Previous problems like this occurred on some (maybe all) of my Humax devices, but rarely on a TV. I remember it happening on Dave and Yesterday. That seems to have stopped. Admittedly I haven't watched Drama for a while, but last night was a pain! Looks like UKTV could do with some new equipment rather than shifting it between channels.

 

[EEPhil]

The brief change in aspect ratio on U&Drama is still occurring. I've noticed that this is happening on various Humax models. On the Aura switching to full not auto solves that but creates problems watching some 4:3 material. My older Humaxes don't have a "full" setting and the change from 16:9 to 4:3, however briefly, is irritating.

U&Eden, The Bill and my Aura don't play well together. I've been recording the old 4:3 episodes. There used to be 2 X 1 hour episodes back to back and now 4 X ½ hour ones. Invariably, the first episode plays back in a distorted 16:9 format and the remainder as 4:3. I've yet to see a live showing or try on other devices. Another Aura problem? (Possibly my use of padding isn't helping as the first recording starts on a 16:9 programme, but subsequent recordings start at the end of a 4:3 one.)