DirecTV HD DVR manual Supported Resolutions and Formats, = Press Format key

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Supported Resolutions and Formats

The tables on this page show the formats and resolutions supported by the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR, the interac- tion with the FORMAT key, the outputs supported by the different types of connections, and other, related informa- tion. See the beginning of this chapter for a full description of screen resolutions, formats, and Native mode. The DIRECTV Plus HD DVR supports broadcasts in the display formats shown in the following table:

Selected

Remote Control FORMAT Key Cycle

Resolutions

(= (Press FORMAT key)

480i, 480p

480i/Stretch 480i/Letter 480i/Crop 480p/Stretch 480p/Letter 480p/Crop

 

 

720p

720p/Stretch 720p/Letter 720p/Crop

 

 

1080i

1080i/Stretch 1080i/Letter 1080i/Crop

 

 

480i, 480p, 720p

480i/Stretch 480i/Letter 480i/Crop 480p/Stretch 480p/Letter 480p/Crop 720p/Stretch

720p/Letter 720p/Crop

 

480i, 480p, 1080i

480i/Stretch 480i/Letter 480i/Crop 480p/Stretch 480p/Letter 480p/Crop 1080i/Stretch

 

1080i/Letter 1080i/Crop

720p, 1080i

720p/Stretch 720p/Letter 720p/Crop 1080i/Stretch 1080i/Letter 1080i/Crop

 

 

All selected (480i,

480i/Stretch 480i/Letter 480i/Crop 480p/Stretch 480p/Letter 480p/Crop 720p/Stretch

480p, 720p,

720p/Letter 720p/Crop 1080i/Stretch 1080i/Letter 1080i/Crop

1080i)

 

Native

Native/Stretch Native/Letter Native/Crop

 

 

NOTE: This chart is for 4:3 TV Ratio. For 16:9 TV ratio, “Pillar” box is displayed instead of “Letter”.

The following table shows the resolutions that can be output from each type of connection:

Output Connection

Available Resolutions

YPbPr

1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p

 

 

HDMI

1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p

 

 

S-Video

480i

 

 

Video (RCA Type/Yellow)

480i

 

 

NOTES: 720p and 1080i are HD formats. 480i and 480p are not.

S-Video and RCA outputs display all resolutions as 480i.

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