Picture Formats

How Do I

Know Which

Picture Format

To Choose?

The type of screen your HDTV has determines how the set-top displays

programs on the screen. The following examples show how programs will look when the picture format is set to Normal mode (not Stretch or Zoom modes).

Standard-Screen HDTVs

 

On a standard HDTV, these picture

Automatically display in this manner:

formats:

 

 

 

480p or 480i standard

Full screen format

720p or 1080i wide

Letterbox format

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