Using the TV’s Features
Screen Formats
Screen format is the way the picture is displayed on your TV. Press the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW button on your remote to see if a different format is available for the video you are viewing. The format changes as you press the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW buttons and the format type is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Analog video is sent in a 4/3 format, which your TV displays in a 16/9 format. Most digital video is sent in a 16/9 format which does fill your screen, but sometimes is sent in 4/3 which does not fill your screen. It depends on how the station or device connected to your TV is formatting the video. If there are bars
Listed below are the different formats available and what they look like.
4/3 (available for analog video; may | 16/9 zoom (available for analog video; |
be available for digital video) | may be available for digital video) |
The following formats are only available for analog video:
Horizontal stretch (may be available only for digital video)
14/9 zoom | 16/9 |
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