With set top boxes and digital adapters since a day or so ago, the stretch function no longer fills a 16 x 9 high definition screen when tuned to most standard definition channels. The only exception is the weather channel 49 and some of the local stations like 2 and 4. Most of the other "standard definition" channels (which are all those on a digital adapter --and-- under 500 on the set top box) are no longer stretched to fill the screen. They now have black bars on the top and bottom.
I called tech support and they could not resolve it. I asked if the software side checks not breaking things like this before pushing upgrades and was not allowed to speak to them. Tech Support said he could send then a note. However, I as a customer or even Tech Support were not allowed to speak to the software side.
Has anyone else noticed this recent failure of the stretch function and complained?
Perhaps more calls would get some kind of better attention by the software side. I'm beginng to wonder if they even bother to test their upgrades in advance or care about things like the SD to HD stretch function getting broken!!
