tv hack for SDTV...no, make that a "workaround"

I have a Toshiba SDTV with component inputs but no setting for "enhanced definition" so anything coming out of the tv is distorted - 3:3 (pillarboxed) for 4:3 content, stretched vertically for widescreen content. Everyone is svelte, circles are narrow ovals, etc.
I had been asking for a hack (at the usual sites) and even posted a few threads here about how SDTV support got Steve'd.
Last night, however, as I was trying to explain to a friend what I needed, it occurred to me that I could probably just alter the dimensions of podcasts and TV shows and my movies so they play with the proper aspect ratio. Everything was about 25% too tall; what would happen if I just saved a copy of the video with dimensions that were altered accordingly?
I opened an H264 in QT Player Pro, did a Command-J to open the properties window, clicked on the video track, unchecked the "preserve aspect ratio" checkbox, and reduced the height of the video by 25% (but kept to the "rule of 16's" by using the closest multiple of 16). I then "saved as" to a different name. This permitted me to keep my videos in the proper aspect ratio for my iPod (which plays on SDTVs perfectly) but could drop the altered videos into iTunes where they could be streamed to my tv.
Moment of truth: Yes! It works! All content modified in this manner now plays perfectly; 4:3 content fills the SD screen and widescreen content is letterboxed with the proper aspect ratio.
I'm crafting an AppleScript to automate this process and should have it ready next weekend. Wow! Now I don't have to spend $800 for an HDTV (that won't even fit on the shelf).

Hi there,
Let me preface this by saying I'm in no way a Windows RT expert. But, I do know it is a topic that support content is being created for within HP.
Here is a document that I hope will help:
Install the Printer Software in Windows RT or Windows 8 on a Tablet
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03606993&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3560280&tmp...
Basically, this document explains that there is not a driver to download, but there is a driver already built into the Operating System.
And, here are a couple more documents you might find helpful for your product:
Printing from a Tablet in Windows 8 and Windows RT:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03565552&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3560280&tmp...
How to Scan: Windows RT or Windows 8 Tablets:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03536828&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3560280&tmp...
I hope that helps!
Thanks!
Tara
**Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.

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