Wide Mode: Select one of the following modes for optimal video viewing Wide Mode.
■Wide Zoom: Select to view the 4:3 signals fit to the wide screen.
Original Picture
•Normal 4:3 aspect ratio picture
•DTV 4:3 aspect ratio picture
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Wide Zoom Mode
”Wide Zoom” enlarges the 4:3 picture to fill the 16:9 screen, keeping the original image as much as possible. Slight distortion or stretching of 4:3 signal images occur.
■Zoom: Select to view wide screen creation programs.
Original Picture
•Letterbox movie of a videotape or a DVD disk
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Zoom Mode
”Zoom” enlarges the 4:3 picture horizontally and vertically to an equal aspect ratio that fills the 16:9 screen. The image is expanded proportionally to fill the screen horizontally while leaving some black band at the top and bottom. Useful for watching letterbox movies.
■Letterbox: Select to view movies with subtitles.
Original Picture
•Letterbox movies with subtitles outside the picture (2.35:1 aspect ratio)
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Letterbox Mode
”Letterbox” enlarges the picture horizontally and vertically to an equal aspect ratio that fills the screen, while the subtitle area is compressed to fit the screen.
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