Available On-Screen Format Sizes
Format (picture shape) availability based on Input/Signal
INPUTS | Standard | Expand | Expand HD | Zoom | Stretch | Narrow | Wide |
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ANT | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO |
YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | |
YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | |
YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | |
YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
DVI (i/p) | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO |
DVI (i/p) | YES | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO |
PC | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES |
NOTE: You can find aspect ratios on the back of most DVD covers. Also, Anamorphic DVDs are usually marked “Anamorphic” or “Enhanced for 16:9 TVs.”
Standard
Default format for DTV and Component Input displays a
Expand (480i/480p)
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at the top and bottom. The Expand format is useful to reduce the letterbox top and bottom bars of
Note: Expand is not available with 1080i/720p signal.
HD Expand (1080i/720p)
Enlarges the picture to fit the screen vertically, cropping some of the image on both sides. This format is useful to remove or reduce black side bars on HD broadcasts of 4:3 images with black bars (See page 55).
Note: HD Expand is only available with 1080i/ 720p signal.
Zoom
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at each side, top and bottom. The Zoom format is useful to remove or reduce the black top and bottom bars on Anamorphic DVDs with 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Note: Zoom is not available with 1080i/720p signal.
Stretch
Default format for ANT and Inputs
Note: Stretch is not available with 1080i/720p signal.
Narrow
Displays narrow 4:3 images in their original shape and adds stationary gray side bars to fill the screen.
Note: Narrow is not available with 1080i/720p signal.
Wide (PC)
This format is only available with PC signal.
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