media player sideways full screen? why?

[Guest mactac]

ok ,so when i watch a video on my htc621 (running wm6), it shows the pic quite small. if i switch to full screen mode, it rotates it 90 degrees & stretches it horizontally.

is there any way to change this? full screen mode is essentially useless like this.

[Guest fr0st]

I couldn't agree more, and was just about to create a post about this. Does anyone have a solution? I've begun using Orb (www.orb.com) religiously, and it's virtually useless with WM6.

[Guest dleasman]

I couldn't agree more, and was just about to create a post about this. Does anyone have a solution? I've begun using Orb (www.orb.com) religiously, and it's virtually useless with WM6.

Not only that, but if you are using TCPMP instead (whic I do), it is no longer able to play some formats, stating that the codecs are not installed. So, it appears that TCMPM would have to be updated for Mobile 6, in order to play many formats. This is just wonky.

[Guest khefer]

ok ,so when i watch a video on my htc621 (running wm6), it shows the pic quite small. if i switch to full screen mode, it rotates it 90 degrees & stretches it horizontally...

i'm getting the same issue on a T-Mobile Dash (United States) after I installed the official windows mobile 6 upgrade off T-Mobile's website. Fullscreen orients vertically now. Many other people have mentioned this. Hopefully they fix it. Edited May 8, 2007 by khefer

[Guest truant]

It only seems to happen with AVI and WMF files. If you play the ones captured on the Dash they show normal. This problem is only on the released version of WM6, the Beta WM6 didn't have this problem...

There must be a fix. Maybe someone can find the file from the Beta version that's different?

[Guest truant]

I just found the fix on another forum! :rolleyes:

The issue is definitely known. Try this reg key as a workaround.

[HKLM\System\GDI\Rotation]

"LandscapeMode"=dword:0

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Scott Yost

Software Development Engineer/Test

Microsoft Corp.

I tied this in the latest WM6 build from T-Mobile, it works. You need to create the Rotation key and value, they don't exist by default. My full screen does not rotate 90 degrees anymore! Looks great.

** In order to do registry changes on your Dash/Excalibur you need to first Application Unlock your phone and install a registry editor.