11 Additional Information
Screen sizes and disc formats
The table below shows the effect of various TV Screen settings on the different kinds of disc available.
When viewing a widescreen TV or monitor
Setting and appearance | Screen format of disc |
| Widescreen (movies, etc.) |
| Note that some |
| formats (such as CinemaScope) |
| will appear with black bars at the |
| top and bottom of the screen. |
16:9 (Wide) |
|
Standard (TV programs, etc.) Your TV will determine how the picture is presentedcheck the manual that came with the TV for details. Typical options are black bars either side, some form of stretched or zoomed presentation.
16:9 (Wide)
When viewing a standard size TV or monitor
Setting and appearance | Screen format of disc |
| Standard (TV programs, etc) |
| The program is presented |
| correctly, regardless of the |
| setting. |
Any setting
Widescreen (movies, etc.)
The program is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.
4:3 (Letter Box)
Widescreen (movies, etc.)
The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen.
4:3 (Pan & Scan)
Widescreen (movies, etc.)
The program appears squashed: set to either 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan).
16:9 (Wide)
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