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16:9: the default is 16:9, which preserves the 16:9 aspect ratio and is designed to be used with content that is Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
4:3: resizes the image from its original version to fit a standard 4:3 aspect ratio screen. If you have a 4:3 source on a 16:9 screen, the image is placed in a 16:9 space, so black bars appear at the sides of the image.
Letterbox text: preserves the 16:9 aspect ratio and maximizes readabil- ity of the text.
Letterbox: preserves the 16:9 aspect ratio. If you have a 16:9 source and screen, the image fills the screen. If your source is letterboxed, the image is expanded to fill the screen.
Natural Wide: this mode stretches a 4:3 image to fill the entire 16:9 screen. The center
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4:3 aspect ratio
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4:3 image input
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4:3 image on 16:9 screen
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16:9 image fills 16:9 screen
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4:3 image fills 16:9 screen
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