3. TV Features

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Picture Shape and Display Formats

Format Definitions

 

Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping

Note:

See page 18 for use of the FORMAT key to apply

the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars.

480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and

 

the formats described here.

 

 

 

 

bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1

 

 

 

 

 

Standard: The full-screen format used by HDTV signals.

 

aspect ratio.

 

Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs with a 1.78:1 •

720p, 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates

or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1

 

bars added to squarish 4:3 images.

aspect ratio are displayed correctly but with top and

Stretch: Stretches a squarish 4:3 image across the

bottom black bars. Squarish (4:3) images are stretched

screen to display the entire image with less distortion

evenly from side to side. Available for all signals.

than the Standard format.

 

Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by crop-

 

Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distortion

ping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the letter box

on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off portions

top and bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD images.

of the top and bottom. Use

to adjust the vertical

 

 

 

 

Effect of Mitsubishi Formats on Picture Types

 

position of the picture.

 

 

Narrow: Displays narrow 4:3 images in their origi-

 

 

 

 

 

Original

 

 

 

 

nal shape. Adds black side bars to fill the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal

 

 

 

 

Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the

 

 

 

 

 

image on both sides. Removes or reduces black

TV

 

 

 

 

side bars added to narrow images converted to

Display

 

 

 

 

16:9 signals for digital broadcast.

Format

Non-anamorphic or SD 4:3

Anamorphic DVD

 

 

Note: All high-definition channels send wide-

Standard

Distorted; Not

Recommended

 

 

screen (16:9) signals, but not all programming was

 

 

recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

created for the widescreen format. The broad-

Expand

 

Recommended

Distorted; not recom-

caster may stretch the image or add side bars to

 

 

for letterbox. See

mended. See Note 1.

fill the widescreen area.

 

 

 

Note 1.

 

 

Full Native: Displays all pixels in the original image

Zoom

 

Distorted; Not

Recommended for

 

 

 

 

 

recommended.

anamorphic 2.35:1

 

 

 

 

 

See Note 1.

images. See Note 1.

 

 

Stretch

 

Recommended

Distorted; not recom-

DVD Image Definitions

 

 

for standard

mended. See Note 1.

Image information may be stated on the DVD

 

 

broadcasts. See

 

 

 

 

 

 

case. Some DVDs support both formats

 

 

Note 1.

 

 

Stretch

 

Recommended

Distorted; not recom-

described below.

 

 

 

 

Plus

 

for standard

mended. See Note 1.

Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)

 

 

broadcasts. See

 

 

Indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen

 

 

Note 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

images properly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV’s

 

 

 

 

 

Narrow

 

See Note 1

Distorted; not recom-

Standard format mode (recommended).

 

 

 

mended. See Note 1.

Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1.33:1, Letter Box, or

 

 

 

 

 

Note 1: Available for 480i, 480p, and digital SD 4:3 signals only.

 

Full Screen)

 

Original Signal

Display Formats

 

Indicates DVDs recorded for viewing on squar-

 

ish TV screens. They may be full screen (4:3 or

SD 16:9 or

Wide

Recommended to re-

 

 

1.33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or

HD Digital

Expand move side bars.

 

letter box, which adds black top and bottom bars.

720p, 1080i,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1080p Signal

Zoom Recommended to re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

move bars from the top,

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom, and sides.

 

 

 

(except 720p

Full

Best for computer or

 

 

 

)

 

Native

game images (compo-

 

 

 

 

 

 

nent and HDMI only)

 

 

 

TV Display Formats. Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to see different displays for the current program. Press the INFO key to see the name of the format in use.

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