Supported Resolutions and Formats
The tables on the next page show the formats and resolutions supported by the DIRECTV HD Receiver, the interaction with the FORMAT key, the outputs supported by the different types of connections, and other, related information. See the beginning of this chapter a full description of screen resolutions, formats, and Native mode. The DIRECTV HD Receiver provides 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 | ||
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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) | ||
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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 |
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YPbPr | 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p |
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HDMI | 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p |
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480i | |
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Video (RCA Type/Yellow) | 480i |
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NOTES: | 720p and 1080i are HD formats. 480i and 480p are not. | 79 |
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