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

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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