Ipad2 mirroring and hulu plus - setting expectations

ok the experiment is over
macbook cabled to sony tv: display resolution set to 1080 p
hulu plus via safari
tv old: night gallery - top to bottom 4" on either side
tv new: new girl - top to bottom, side to side
movie 1972 ruling class: top to bottom 1" on either side
apple tv setting tv: resolution to automatic
hulu plus ipad application
tv old: night gallery - top to bottom 4" on either side
tv new: new girl - as above
movie 1972 ruling class: - as above
hulu plus via Safari
as above - top to bottom 4" on either side
did not bother with setting to 720p
YMMV
apple tv needs a 1080 resolution setting for tv new and movies

my wife disputes my experiment
1080 and 720 are resolution measures
16:9 and 4:3 are different measures
I obviously do not know why the ipad only outputs 4:3

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