Available On-Screen Format Sizes
Format (picture shape) availability based on Input/Signal
INPUTS | Standard | Expand | Expand HD | Zoom | Stretch Plus | Narrow | ||
480i/480p | 1080i | Stretch | ||||||
YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | |||
YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | |||
DTV (480i/480p) | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | ||
DTV (1080i) | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | ||
YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES |
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YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | |||
YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES |
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YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | |||
YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | |||
DVI (480i/480p) | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | ||
DVI (1080i) | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO |
NOTE: You can find aspect ratios on the back of most DVD covers. Also, Anamorphic DVDs are usually marked “Anamorphic” or “Enhanced for 16:9 TVs.”
Standard
Default format for DTV and Component Input displays a
Expand (480i/480p)
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at the top and bottom. The Expand format is useful to reduce the letterbox top and bottom bars of
Note: Expand is not available in the 1080i format.
HD Expand (1080i)
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image on both sides. This Expand format is useful
to remove or reduce black side bars on HD broadcasts of 4:3 images with black bars (See page 64).
Note: Expand HD is only available in the 1080i format.
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Zoom
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at each side, top and bottom. The Zoom format is useful to remove or reduce the black top and bottom bars on Anamorphic DVDs with 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Note: This format is not available in the 1080i signal.
Stretch
Default format for
Note: Stretch is not available in the 1080i format.
Stretch Plus (not available on
Narrow
Displays narrow 4:3 images in their original shape and adds stationary gray side bars to fill the screen. Caution should be observed when using the Narrow format due to the stationary gray side bars.
Note: This format is not available in the 1080i signal.