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16:9 TVs Showing 4:3 programs
For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 T V program, the program is too tall to fi t the screen.
Your choices here include:
Pillar box
Here the 4:3 image is shrunk unti l the entire height of the program fi ts on your TV. Since the aspect
ratio is maintained, the im age is no longer wide enough to fi ll the screen, so gray or black bars are
seen at the left and right edges. To change the ba r color, access the HDT V screen in System Setup as
described above, then select the desired ba r color option under the TV Ratio tab.
Stretch
In this setting, ins tead of adding bars to the sides, the 4:3 program ima ge is stretched horizontally until
it’s wide enough to fi ll the sc reen. Your entire screen will be full, but the images are a l ittle stretched to
compensate.
Crop
is format crops (cuts off ) the top a nd bottom of a 4:3 frame, keeping the 4:3 ratio intact.
Fortunately, you
can still watch
regular TV on
your HD TV. Isn’t
it nice to be one
step ahead of
the rest of the
world?