Introduction
4:3 TVs showing 16:9 programs
For a standard 4:3 TV showing a wide screen program, the program is too wide to fit on the screen. To alleviate this, choose:
Letterbox
With this format, the 16:9 image is shrunk until the entire width of the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio of the program is maintained, the image is no longer tall enough to fill your screen, so gray or black bars are seen at the top and bottom of the screen. To change the bar color, access the HDTV screen in System Setup as described above, then select the desired bar color option under the TV Ratio tab. See your TV owner manual for information on the best color for your set.
Full
In the Full setting, 16:9 images are stretched to fit the height of the screen. But, instead of adding bars to the top and bottom, the 16:9 program image is stretched vertically until it’s tall enough to fill the screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the program images are stretched to compensate.
Zoom
This format crops (cuts off) the left and right portions of the 16:9 frame so it fits the 4:3 screen.
8Defining
