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Resolution is expressed as follows:
number of pixels across the screen 
refresh rate in Hertz
number of scan lines from top to bottom | scan type: p=progressive, i=interlaced |
From the list below, use the output resolution that gives the best picture quality on your display. Note that HD displays often require either 1280x720p or 1920x1080i input regardless of their native resolution.
Standard- and | Computer Monitors: | Other: |
720x480i at 60 Hz | VGA (640x480p) at 60/75/85 Hz | 640x350p at 85 Hz |
720x480p at 60 Hz | SVGA (800x600p) at 60/75/85 Hz | 640x400p at 85 Hz |
720x576i at 50 Hz | XGA (1024x768p) at 60/75/85 Hz | 1280x768p at 60 Hz |
720x576p at 50 Hz | SXGA (1280x1024p) at 60/75/85* Hz | 1360x768p at 60 Hz |
1280x720p at 50/60 Hz | UXGA (1600x1200p) at 60* Hz | 1366x768p at 60 Hz |
1920x1080i at 50/60 Hz |
| 1152x864p at 75 Hz |
1920x1080p at 24/25/30/50*/60* Hz |
| 1366x923p at 50 Hz |
Auto§ |
| 1280x960p at 60/85* Hz |
Custom (loaded via PC) |
Set this to match your display type: HDTV (high definition TV), SDTV (standard definition), or Auto§.
Data Format:Select YCbCr 4:2:2, YCbCr 4:4:4, Studio RGB, Extended RGB, or Auto§ – whichever looks best. When YCbCr is selected, the HDMI output uses YCbCr format and Component output uses YPbPr.
To determine whether Studio vs Extended RGB is the correct setting, compare shadow detail in dark scenes, or play the color bar test pattern in section 4.11 and look at the stripes in the lower right. If using YCbCr output, compare detail around edges in colorful scenes to determine whether 4:2:2 vs 4:4:4 is best.
If colors look totally wrong with all sources, try all settings before contacting tech support. If colors look wrong only when certain sources are selected, see section 4.11.
§‘Auto’ setting: Works with most displays, but you may get a better result selecting the format manually.
Letterbox:When the source material’s aspect ratio (the proportion of image width to height) does not match the display’s aspect ratio, and you want to preserve the original image’s proportions, the unused areas of the screen will be blank. You can select the shade of these areas from ten levels between light gray and black. If you do not want letterbox (bars on top/bottom) or pillarbox (sidebars) on your screen, see section 4.11.
Synchronization:Try ‘Inverted’ setting if the image via HDMI is either not centered on the screen or does not show at all.
Component 2 Out:The second Component video output can be configured in one of the following three ways, or ‘Off’:
•MAIN output, processed (same signal as Component 1).
•MAIN output, passthrough – this bypasses the video processing. Can be used if two displays that cannot accept the same format are being run at the same time.
•ZONE2 output, passthrough – also bypasses video processing,
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