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How HDTVs Display Picture Formats

The type of screen your HDTV uses (wide-screen or standard-screen) also determines how your HDTV displays the various picture formats that are broadcast today.

Note: For your HDTV to display some picture formats, the 8000HD must be set up to output these formats to your HTDV. See the next page for details.

Standard-Screen HDTVs automatically

 

display these picture formats:In this manner:

 

In full screen

480p or 480i standard

 

In letterbox format

480p, 480i, 720p, or 1080i wide

Wide-screen HDTVs automatically

 

display these picture formats:

In this manner:

 

In pillarbox format

480p or 480i standard

 

In full screen

480p, 480i, 720p, or 1080i wide

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