Operation
38 PlasmaWall XP Series Owner’s Operating Manual
PRELIMINARY
Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio
Remote
Control
Key
Description
16:9 16:9 Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs
and HDTV programs in their
native aspect ratio.
4:3 images are stretched hori-
zontally to fit a 16:9 screen.
4:3 4:3 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, standard
television programming and
most VHS video cassettes.
Letterbox LET
BOX
Letterbox mode scales (zooms
in on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the
same amount on all sides) to fill
a 16:9 display.
Letterbox is best suited for
viewing LaserDisc movies or
non-anamorphic DVDs on a
16:9 screen.
VirtualWide V-WIDE VirtualWide scales a 4:3 image
NON-linearly (more on the sides
than in the center) to fit a 16:9
screen.
Cinema CINEMA Select Cinema to view 2.35:1
source material on a 16:9
screen. The upper and lower
portions of the screen are
masked, but the geometry of the
active image area is not
changed.
4:3 Image, stretched to fill
16:9 Screen (Display)
16:9 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Display
(Letterbox aspect ratio)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen
with VirtualWide
2.35:1 Image on
16:9 Screen