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3. TV Features | 33 |
Picture Shape and Display Formats
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| Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping | |||||
Note: | See page 18 for use of the FORMAT key to apply | the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars. | |||||
• | 480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and | ||||||
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Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs with a 1.78:1 • | 720p, 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates | ||||||
or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 |
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aspect ratio are displayed correctly but with top and | Stretch: Stretches a squarish 4:3 image across the | ||||||
bottom black bars. Squarish (4:3) images are stretched | |||||||
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Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by crop- |
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Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distortion | |||||||
ping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the letter box | |||||||
on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off portions | |||||||
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Effect of Mitsubishi Formats on Picture Types |
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| Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the | ||
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Expand |
| Recommended | Distorted; not recom- | caster may stretch the image or add side bars to | |||
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| Full Native: Displays all pixels in the original image | ||
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Stretch |
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Stretch |
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Narrow |
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Note 1: Available for 480i, 480p, and digital SD 4:3 signals only. |
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Original Signal | Display Formats |
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HD Digital | Expand move side bars. |
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TV Display Formats. Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to see different displays for the current program. Press the INFO key to see the name of the format in use.
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