Reference

In the OPTION mode

Depending on the WIDE VIEW setting, the display of the wide mode changes. The display also changes depending on the input video signal.

 

WIDE VIEW

Input signal

STRETCH

FULL

9:00

9:00

9:00

 

Subtitles

Subtitles

Subtitles

 

Regular video (broadcast)

Picture is stretched horizontally

Picture is stretched over the

signal

while black bands appear to

entire screen.

 

make the vertical-horizontal

 

 

ratio 16:9.

 

Letter Box

Wide screen with black bands at the top and bottom of the display

Full picture is visible but black bands appear at the top and bottom. (Maximum stretching in the horizontal direction)

Picture is stretched over the entire screen.

Squeeze (left-right compression) Picture when playing back DVD's with squeeze recording

Full picture is visible. Picture becomes perfectly round. Black bands appear at the top and bottom.

Full picture is visible. Picture is slightly stretched vertically.

For high-grade pictures such as HDTV (Wide size)

US 38