Operation

Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings

Aspect Ratio

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select 16:9 (Anamorphic) to view 16:9

 

 

 

 

 

(Anamorphic)

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVDs and HDTV programs in their native

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aspect ratio.

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Image on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Screen (Display)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 images are stretched horizontally to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fit a 16:9 screen.

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image, stretched to fill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Screen (Display)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 (Standard)

 

 

 

 

 

Standard 4:3 scales the input signal to fit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3 is

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on

 

 

the aspect ratio used by computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

monitors, standard television

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Screen (Display)

 

 

programming and most VHS video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cassettes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox mode scales (zooms in on) a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 image linearly (by the same amount

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on

 

 

on all sides) to fill a 16:9 display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox is best suited for viewing

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LaserDisc movies or non-anamorphic

 

 

 

 

 

(Letterbox aspect ratio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVDs on a 16:9 screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VirtualWide

 

 

 

 

VirtualWide scales a 4:3 image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-linearly (more on the sides than in

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on

 

 

the center) to fit a 16:9 screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 Screen (Display)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on 16:9 Screen with VirtualWide

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