TV Display Viewing Options

On wide-screen TVs or TVs with a wide-screen function, the display options will depend on the TV’s wide-mode settings as follows. See also your TV’s manual for the wide-mode settings.

For details about High-Definition () and Standard-Definition ( ) pictures, see “About video signals” (page 100).

 

 

 

On a 16:9, wide screen

On a 4:3 screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source pictures

 

When [Video Output Aspect Ratio] is set to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[16:9]

[Original] and the TV’s wide-mode setting is on

[4:3]

 

 

 

 

 

 

16:9 pictures

b

16:9 pictures

b

Letterboxed 4:3 pictures

(Picture area between black bands is 16:9)

b

 

 

 

or

 

or

 

 

 

 

Side-paneled 16:9 pictures

 

 

 

(Picture area between black bands

 

 

 

is 4:3)

 

 

 

b

or

or

or

4:3 pictures

 

 

 

b

 

 

 

Side-paneled 16:9 pictures

 

 

 

(Picture area between black bands

 

 

 

is 4:3)

 

 

 

b

or

or

or

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