Operation

Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings

Aspect Ratio

 

Description

 

 

 

Anamorphic

 

Select Anamorphic to view 16:9 DVDs and

 

 

 

HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio.

 

16:9 Image on

4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a

 

16:9 screen.

 

16:9 Screen

 

 

 

 

 

4:3 Image on 16:9 Screen

Standard 4:3

 

 

 

Standard 4:3 scales the input signal to fit in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

aspect ratio used by computer monitors,

 

 

Active Image

 

standard television programming and most

 

 

Area (4:3)

 

VHS video cassettes.

 

 

 

 

 

Letterbox

 

In Letterbox mode, the image is stretched

 

 

 

vertically; the top and bottom portions are

 

Letterbox Image on

“blanked off.” Letterbox is best suited for

 

viewing LaserDisc movies or

 

16:9 Screen

 

non-anamorphic DVDs on a 4:3 screen.

 

 

 

 

 

VirtualWide

 

A 4:3 image is scaled NON-linearly (more

 

 

 

on the sides than in the center) to fit a 16x9

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

Cinema

 

Select Cinema to view 2.35 source material

 

 

 

on a 16:9 screen. The upper and lower

 

2.35:1 Image on

portions of the screen are masked, but the

 

geometry of the active image area is not

 

16:9 Screen

 

changed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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