I am building the 1600x1200 show in a 4:3 aspect ratio in PTE. I set the project options within PTE to 4:3. Its only when I use Videobuilder to create the dvd for tv that I have chosen the 16:9 ratio in the VB project options. So far I have tried all combinations and the best results have been had by choosing 16:9 in the VB project options. My 42" plasma screen has a grey background. All pics are kept out of the safe zone. So; with a 4:3 ratio slideshow, fixed size of slides and a 4:3 VB setting, I get a large area of grey at each end of the screen with the slideshow in the centre. The slideshow has a thin black border where the safe zone is or was. The slideshow stays nicely inside this black border until it reaches an animated slide. If the slide goes into the safe zone in PTE, it also goes into the black border on the tv. With a 4:3 ratio slideshow, Virtual size of slides and a 4:3 VB setting, I get a large area of grey at each end of the screen with the slideshow in the centre. The slideshow has a thin black border at the top and bottom only. The slideshow stays nicely inside this black border until it reaches an animated slide. If the slide goes into the safe zone in PTE, it also goes into and is visible in the black border on the tv. But if I make the same 4:3 slideshow, virtual size of slides using the 16:9 option in Videobuilder, and also let my slides use the safe zone in PTE I get the same grey area as before, but a larger black border all round the slideshow. The difference is that all slides and animations are kept inside the black border and the animations are not visible. There was no cropping or noticable distortion of the images either. This is just like watching the show on the pc. It all seems strange to me, but that is what seems to work best with a 4:3 slideshow. This will probably all be different when I make my next show in a 3:2 ratio. Last but not least, I made the slideshow exe files and burned a disc for pc use. I played this through the laptop connected to the tv with a VGA cable. Once I got the resolution stuff sorted out, the show played very nicely. Definately sharper and clearer. I will have to try the HDMI cable next time. Allan